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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Unk and Boaz feel when they realize their ship cannot fly out of the cave on Mercury?
(a) They are thrilled.
(b) They are hungry.
(c) They are resigned.
(d) They are devastated.

2. After Boaz and Unk's ship takes off from Mars, where do the two men think they are headed?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Titan.
(d) Earth.

3. Who is the mastermind behind the Martian suicide?
(a) Malachi Constant.
(b) Ransom K. Fern.
(c) Earl Moncrief.
(d) Winston Rumfoord.

4. What does Unk discover one day on the floor of the cave?
(a) Spare parts.
(b) Dog prints.
(c) Human footprints.
(d) A corpse.

5. What condition is the space ship in when Malachi, Beatrice, and Chrono board to leave earth?
(a) The space ship is in pristine condition.
(b) The space ship is not fueled.
(c) The space ship is in shambles.
(d) The space ship is dated.

6. Who has leased the Rumfoord estate and is now selling tickets to the materializations?
(a) Malachi Constant.
(b) Ransom K. Fern.
(c) Marlin T. Lapp.
(d) Beatrice Rumfoord.

7. What is the name of the church Unk's space ship lands near in "An Age of Miracles"?
(a) Barnstable Church of the Indifferent God.
(b) Newport Church of the Indifferent God.
(c) Newport First Church of God the Utterly Indifferent.
(d) Barnstable First Church of God the Utterly Indifferent.

8. How is the message on the cave wall written?
(a) Phosphorescent goo.
(b) Black paint.
(c) Glow-in-the-dark ink.
(d) Harmoniums.

9. Who is responsible for the technological triumphs during the Martian suicide?
(a) Chrono.
(b) Boaz.
(c) Unk.
(d) Salo.

10. At the end of the Martian-Earthling war, how many people are left on Mars?
(a) One hundred people.
(b) None.
(c) Seven people.
(d) One thousand people.

11. Before Beatrice, Malachi, and Chrono arrive on Titan, how many others live on Titan?
(a) Two.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) One.
(d) Forty.

12. As "A Puzzle Solved" begins, how long have Unk and Boaz been living on Mercury?
(a) Three years.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Twenty-six months.
(d) Twelve months.

13. After the explosion on Mercury, what do Boaz and Unk decide to do?
(a) Return to the surface and find people.
(b) Explore their new home.
(c) Send a distress signal to the rest of the fleet.
(d) Fly away from the planet and find Earth.

14. When Unk falls asleep in the cave, who does Unk dream is waiting for him?
(a) Bee.
(b) Chrono.
(c) Winston.
(d) Stony.

15. As "A Puzzle Solved" begins, what are Unk and Boaz using the space ship for?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Storage.
(c) Exploration.
(d) Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is directing the harmoniums to leave messages for Unk and Boaz?

2. How long has Salo been stranded on Titan?

3. How does Bee react to learning of her exile with Malachi?

4. Why did Salo originally land on Titan?

5. What happens once every fourteen days on Mercury?

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