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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 Truscott want to find before any further exploration is done?

2. What ship arrives on April 8th and launches a shuttle to pick them up?

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

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

5. How many days must they wait yet when the pumps give out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What decision is made that leaves the ground crew in a precarious position? What makes the ground crew wonder if they are going to lose their lives? Who closes in on their position and reinforces their thoughts that they are in harm's way? How is that reinforced and why? What do they tell their new arrival to do in order to ensure their safety?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What problem is the crew of the Wincklemann faced with the moment they drop out of accelerated speed upon arrival at what they believe is the home system of the Monument Makers? What are they able to do about the crisis they are facing? What does Hutch realize about her crew, and herself at this time? What do they see as they get closer, and what are their assumptions? What actually is the result of the encounter?

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