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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since witnessing the last materialization, what has Malachi done?
(a) Named Beatrice to the Galactic Spacecraft's Board of Directors.
(b) Purchased the controlling share in Galactic Spacecraft.
(c) Sold his holdings in Galactic Spacecraft.
(d) Purchased a ticket for a space flight.

2. Who has invited Malachi to witness the materialization?
(a) Winston invited Malachi.
(b) Unk invited Malachi.
(c) Ransom Fern invited Malachi.
(d) Malachi wasn't invited.

3. Where do the materializations take place?
(a) At an abandoned school in Providence, Rhode Island.
(b) At an estate in Newport, Rhode Island.
(c) In an old church in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
(d) In the City of Phoebe on the planet Mars.

4. According to the man who claimed to be at the materialization (but was not actually present), what will happen in the year Ten Million A.D.?
(a) All records will no longer be necessary.
(b) All the records between the year of Christ's birth and One Million A.D. will be digitized.
(c) All records will be destroyed.
(d) All the records between the year of Christ's birth and One Million A.D. will be burned.

5. What activity does Unk find particularly pleasant?
(a) Cleaning his rifle.
(b) Cleaning the barracks.
(c) Shooting hoops with his fellow officers.
(d) Cooking for his fellow soldiers.

6. According to Fern, at their meeting at the company headquarters, what does Malachi have yet to realize?
(a) That Fern is superior to Malachi.
(b) That Malachi has an emergency slush fund at his disposal.
(c) That Malachi's father had not been a smart man.
(d) That Malachi's luck has run out.

7. What punishment does Boaz receive for encouraging Unk in the barracks?
(a) Latrine duty.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) Kitchen duty.
(d) Trash duty.

8. After only twelve months of investing, how much money had Noel Constant earned?
(a) $12,500.
(b) $1.25 million.
(c) $1.25 billion.
(d) $125,000.

9. What did the second visitor to Noel's room hope to secure from Noel?
(a) Investment advice.
(b) A job.
(c) Insider information.
(d) A conviction.

10. As Unk stands in the square formation, he notices the color of the sky because the color seems wrong to him. What color is the sky?
(a) Violet.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

11. What is the interval between materializations?
(a) Fifty-nine days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Three months.

12. .Where did Noel get the funds to start his company?
(a) From his father's estate.
(b) From his savings account.
(c) From his gambling winnings.
(d) From his wife's family.

13. What company made the furniture in Fern's office?
(a) Angles Away.
(b) American Builders.
(c) American Leviation.
(d) Glassworks.

14. What is unique about the furniture in Fern's office?
(a) None of the furniture is meant to be sat on.
(b) None of the furniture has legs.
(c) All of the furniture is glass.
(d) There are no right angles on any of the furniture pieces.

15. Who is WInston Rumfoord?
(a) The man who materializes.
(b) The father of Malachi Constant.
(c) The wealthiest man on Earth.
(d) The son of Malachi Constant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Watching the soldiers depart after the square formation, what would an observer wonder?

2. What does Malachi's name mean?

3. What is the reaction of Unk's commanding officer when Unk carries out his orders?

4. What does Winston reveal to Malachi about Titan?

5. As Unk marches to his ship with the rest of his unit, what is Unk carrying?

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