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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Unk is cleaning his rifle in the barracks, what does Boaz encourage him to do?
(a) Fight.
(b) Remember.
(c) Desert.
(d) Laugh.

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

5. What does the President of the United States announce as a way to curb unemployment?
(a) The New Age of Exploration.
(b) The New Age of Modernization.
(c) The New Age of Competition.
(d) The New Age of Space.

6. Who founded Malachi's company?
(a) Rumfoord.
(b) Malachi's grandfather.
(c) Malachi's father.
(d) Malachi.

7. At its height, what is the population of the city on Mars?
(a) 56,000.
(b) 1,250,000.
(c) 187,000.
(d) 87,000.

8. Who is Ransom K. Fern?
(a) The helicopter pilot.
(b) The butler at the Rumfoord estate.
(c) The president of Malachi's company.
(d) The banker in charge of Malachi's accounts.

9. Who is Moncrief?
(a) The president of Malachi's company.
(b) The helicopter pilot.
(c) The butler at the Rumfoord estate.
(d) The banker in charge of Malachi's accounts.

10. What is the name of Unk's son?
(a) Winston.
(b) Chrono.
(c) Jim.
(d) Ben.

11. Which fellow soldier overhears Unk's mutterings while he is cleaning his rifle in the barracks?
(a) Boaz.
(b) Salo.
(c) Stony.
(d) Brackman.

12. What is in the middle of the soldiers' formation?
(a) A stake.
(b) A space ship.
(c) A newly appointed company commander.
(d) An idol.

13. Where was Noel when he got the idea of becoming a speculator?
(a) At the county fair.
(b) On the telephone.
(c) On a date.
(d) At a hotel.

14. As Malachi is en route to the helicopter after the materialization, what does he realize?
(a) That the mob almost harmed him.
(b) That he is going to die on Titan.
(c) That no good will come from hearing the predictions.
(d) That someone is looking out for him.

15. Where does Winston tell Malachi that he will live in the future?
(a) On Titan, then Mercury, then Mars, and then Earth.
(b) On Mars, then Mercury, then Earth, and then Titan.
(c) On Earth, then Mercury, then Titan, and then Mars.
(d) On Mercury, then Earth, then Mars, and then Titan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the models in the MoonMist cigarette ad?

2. What are the twelve sides of the company's headquarter building said by the architect to represent?

3. When the soldiers assemble in their square formation, what is Unk ordered to do by his superiors?

4. What is the name of the space corporation's rocket ship?

5. How old are the Martian children when they receive their own antenna implants?

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