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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 treatment must a physician administer to enable this guide to return?

2. When a space station is found, what do they see?

3. Why does Carson want to know the last time the four moons were in alignment?

4. What does Melanie's diary note about even the transmitter of the telescope that had been damaged?

5. How large is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who leaves to pursue the premise that Hutch has outlined, and where to they go?

2. What do the boarding crew notice on approach to the orbiting space station?

3. What do Hutch and Frank discover as they dig into the discontinuities further?

4. What events transpire as a result of Maggie's comment?

5. What kind of structures do the landing party on Beta Pacifica III find that make no sense?

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

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

8. What surprises the Wincklemann when they drop out of their transdimentional jump?

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

10. Why does Carson ask Jake to remain inside the shuttle while the rest of their group explores Beta Pacifica III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What information led to the discovery of the likely home planet of the Monument Makers? How was the information sorted out, and how were alternate planetary systems eliminated from possibility? What system was used to search? Who did the searching? What was found that pointed the way to the most likely home planet for this race?

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 eventual outcome of the crew of the Wincklemann? How many members remain, and what positions do they hold afterward? What is attempted by Meg Campbell aboard the Pasquarella? What is the outcome? What conclusions are reached about the Monument Makers? What suggestion made by Hutch is found to be correct and why? What discovery supports her conclusions?

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