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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. Of the team exploring, who is first attacked?

2. What do they find that is priceless?

3. Who else requires treatment by the ship's physician?

4. What is Maggie's priority on the space station?

5. What does Melanie give the crew of the Wincklemann?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What authorization comes with the Ashley Tee, and who else notifies them that they are on the way?

5. Who was attacked by the crab like creatures on Beta Pacifica III?

6. What does the Academy endorse, to the surprise of many involved?

7. What is the outcome of their collision?

8. Why does Hutch fake a communications malfunction before the Wincklemann is scheduled to leave?

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

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

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

What action is taken that is supposed to convince the archaeologists that they must leave the planet? Who initiates this action, and what consequence occurs as a result? Who decides to retaliate, and what retaliation is planned? How does this retaliation compare with the initial offense? Did the culprit on either side ever take responsibility for their actions and if so, when and how? Was anyone injured in either case?

Essay Topic 3

What is the final status of the Wincklemann? What are the chances of survival for its crew? Why is that the case? What critical systems are affected? How does Hutch overcome the issues they are facing? What one critical problem are they still facing? What does Maggie figure out, and what has to be done to ensure survival of the remainder? Who steps up to assume the consequences and why does it become unnecessary?

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