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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 becomes unstable after collision with it?

2. What is Henry most interested in?

3. What timing does Carson believe ir right for the wave and Earth?

4. Of the team exploring, who is first attacked?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the various team members from Quraqua do back on Earth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Hutch finally do to find the shuttle after wandering around lost for some time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What equipment do Hutch and Frank request from Melanie and the Catherine Perch? Who approves the equipment loan and what will it be used for? What else is loaned other than equipment? What ship do Hutch and Frank have access to, and who grants them permission to do so? How long after the Catherine Perch arrives did this ship come? What is the second ship's original mandate?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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