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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lamont think is corrupting the Sun in Chapter 5?
(a) Positron wave.
(b) Sun pipe.
(c) Technology rivet.
(d) Electron pump.

2. Who does Odeen feel the need to talk to in Chapter 2a?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His mother.

3. What is the name of the member of the Triad that speaks to Dua in Chapter 1b?
(a) Tritt.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Odeen.
(d) Lua.

4. What does Odeen suggest to do after learning about the Universe in Chapter 2a?
(a) Run away.
(b) Find another one.
(c) Blow it up.
(d) Build a spaceship.

5. When Dr. Lamont was younger, what was he writing a paper about in Chapter 2?
(a) Manic depressive disorder and psychosis.
(b) Plutonium and the Halium divide.
(c) Hallam and the electron pump.
(d) Scientific literature pertaining to lunar travel.

6. Who desperately wants a third baby in Chapter 1c?
(a) Tritt.
(b) Odeen.
(c) Dua.
(d) Lua.

7. Who does Burton admit told him to not see Lamont in Chapter 7?
(a) Denison.
(b) Hallam.
(c) Selene.
(d) Dua.

8. Who are more advanced technologically but not necessarily smarter than Hallam and the rest in Chapter 4?
(a) Droids.
(b) Para men.
(c) Electrolytes.
(d) Pumpers.

9. Why did Dua not want to eat her fill in Chapter 2a?
(a) She was angry.
(b) She did not want to gain weight.
(c) She felt self-conscious.
(d) She did not want to melt.

10. Who is deciphering the code of a long forgotten language in Chapter 4?
(a) Lamont.
(b) Hallam.
(c) Denison.
(d) Dr. Bronowski.

11. What does Lamont think that the electron pump can do to the sun?
(a) Suck up its energy.
(b) Make it evaporate.
(c) Give it energy.
(d) Make it explode.

12. What is the message that comes from the para men in Chapter 10?
(a) "d-a-n-c-e-w-i-t-h-t-h-e-d-e-v-i-l."
(b) "f-i-g-h-t-t-i-l-l-d-e-a-t-h."
(c) "y-e-s p-u-m-p b-a-d b-a-d b-a-d."
(d) "p-u-m-p g-o-o-d s-u-n y-e-s."

13. Who is the Hard One leading the project according to Losten in Chapter 2a?
(a) Dua.
(b) Estwald.
(c) Tritt.
(d) Odeen.

14. What/who did Hallam suggest was responsible for exchanging substances in Chapter 2?
(a) Positrons.
(b) Light cathodes.
(c) Beings.
(d) Phosphorescence.

15. Why is Lamont visibly upset in Chapter 6?
(a) He feels sick.
(b) His theory was wrong.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) His interview failed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bronowski advise Lamont to do in Chapter 10?

2. Who said that there were less of their kind because of the lack of energy in Chapter 2a?

3. Why can't Lamont take the message to anyone in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the father of the Electron Pump?

5. Who does Lamont visit in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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