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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bronowski say about the people who are like them in the para universe in Chapter 10?
(a) They want to stop the pump too.
(b) They think the pump is good.
(c) They are powerful.
(d) They are afraid of death.

2. What is the word in the message that Bronowski receives in Chapter 6?
(a) Feer.
(b) Dua.
(c) Death.
(d) Bleep.

3. What does Odeen's friend suggest that he find for Dua in Chapter 2a?
(a) A new apartment.
(b) A deeper purpose.
(c) A new planet.
(d) A new life.

4. During the tests, what measurement goes up every time it is tested in Chapter 1?
(a) Halium.
(b) Vortex.
(c) Positron.
(d) Simulation.

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

6. How long has Lamont been working on his theory in Chapter 5?
(a) 27 months.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A year.

7. What is the source that is producing less energy in Chapter 2a?
(a) Sun.
(b) Water.
(c) Wind.
(d) Protons.

8. Who does Odeen tell that he is having problems with Dua in Chapter 2a?
(a) Lukka.
(b) Tritt.
(c) Losten.
(d) Foster.

9. What effect did losing grants have on Lamont in Chapter 5?
(a) Made his terribly anxious and worried.
(b) Made him violent.
(c) Made him insistent on proving he is right.
(d) Made him lose his nerve.

10. What action caused the Soft Ones pain in Chapter 1b?
(a) Melting.
(b) Talking or Eating.
(c) Touching Hard Ones.
(d) Running away.

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

12. Who finally agrees to help Lamont in Chapter 4?
(a) Bronowski.
(b) Hallam.
(c) Langent.
(d) Dua.

13. Who is thinking about the Triad in Chapter 2a?
(a) Foster.
(b) Dua.
(c) Odeen.
(d) Tritt.

14. Who was angry at Lamont and turned down his grants in Chapter 5?
(a) Denison.
(b) Hallam.
(c) Bronowski.
(d) Dua.

15. What kind of role does the Hard One leading the project play?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Political.
(c) Villain.
(d) Hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what inner workings did Lamont begin to dig in Chapter 5?

2. Who acted as caregiver in Chapter 2a?

3. Who has nothing to give satisfaction in Chapter 2a?

4. Who arranges for the members of the Triad to be brought together in Chapter 1b?

5. What two substances appear to produce the same energy in different habitats according to Hallam in Chapter 2?

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