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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hallam discover has changed on his desk in Chapter 1?
(a) Tungsten jar.
(b) School paper.
(c) Computer results.
(d) Plutonium alloy.

2. Who has babies in Chapter 2a?
(a) Tritt.
(b) Dua.
(c) Foster.
(d) Odeen.

3. What does an Emotional provide for the baby in Chapter 2a?
(a) Love.
(b) Drive.
(c) Space.
(d) Energy.

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

5. Who acted as caregiver in Chapter 2a?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Rational.
(c) Pessimist.
(d) Parental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally agrees to help Lamont in Chapter 4?

2. What does Odeen suggest to do after learning about the Universe in Chapter 2a?

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

4. What could the Triad do once Dua arrived in Chapter 1c?

5. Who is the father of the Electron Pump?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Bronowski.

2. What is Hallam's theory about the tungsten in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Dua not want to eat her fill in Chapter 2a?

4. Describe the Hard Ones.

5. Describe Tritt.

6. What startling discovery does Lamont make about the Electron Pump in Chapter 5?

7. Describe Odeen.

8. What does Lamont do with his new knowledge that leaves him visibly upset in Chapter 6?

9. Describe Lamont's interview with Hallam in Chapter 3.

10. What does Hallam say about energy and the two universes in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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