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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake find just before the brachyids attack him?

2. What connection do Frank and Hutch discuss regarding discontinuities?

3. What does Angela suggest?

4. What does Hutch's mother write to remind her?

5. How long does it take to recharge before a second jump can be made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Academy's position regarding Richard's death and what course of action do they pursue?

2. What does Hutch realize that makes the sacrifice of a crew member unnecessary?

3. When are they rescued, by whom and what do they learn about the object that caused their crash?

4. How does Harvey and his recovery team manage to locate Maggie to bring her back?

5. What revelation does Hutch have that she wakes Carson to share with him?

6. What is the anomaly on the moon that is designated as Three-B?

7. What is Captain Morris's biggest concern as he watches Maggie's body being recovered from a close circuit camera with Melanie?

8. What do the crew of the Catherine Perch note about the planet Beta Pacifica III as they approach it on April 11th?

9. What does Hutch believe they have to do in order to discover the truth behind what is going on?

10. What callous comment does Maggie make that reminds Hutch of all the reasons that her guard is up around Maggie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hutch realize after studying all of the figures and locations that are related to the discontinuities? Who does she share this information with first? What does she think they can accomplish? Why is she so sure that her plan will work, and how much time do they have to accomplish their task? What questions will this answer if it works?

Essay Topic 2

Who comes to the rescue of the crew of the Wincklemann first? What part of this is surprising? What relationship develops as they spend time together? How long is the rescue ship able to remain and why are they on a schedule to leave? What changes to their flight plan are requested by Wincklemann crew members, and approved? In what other ways is the rescue ship able to aid Hutch and her team?

Essay Topic 3

What is the one incident associated with Project Hope that was negative and unnecessary? Why did it occur? Who was responsible directly for this incident? What were the motives that led to it and why were none ever brought to justice as a result of it? What charges could have and should have been laid under ordinary circumstances and against whom?

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