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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 Malachi's name mean?
(a) Faithful messenger.
(b) Faithful follower.
(c) Dutiful follower.
(d) Dutiful messenger.

2. What is the name of Malachi's company?
(a) Starlight Cruises.
(b) Magnum Opus.
(c) Galaxy Spacecraft.
(d) Constant Travels.

3. Who is nicknamed Skip?
(a) Salo.
(b) Malachi Constant.
(c) Winston Rumfoord.
(d) Beatrice Rumfoord.

4. According to Winston, what is the name of the child Malachi will father?
(a) Unk.
(b) Ohno.
(c) Chrono.
(d) Salo.

5. What is chrono-synclasticinfundibulum?
(a) A made up word.
(b) A medical device.
(c) A warp region in space.
(d) A black hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Winston reveal to Malachi about Titan?

3. What activity does Unk find particularly pleasant?

4. What object does Boaz carry in his right front trouser pocket?

5. .Where did Noel get the funds to start his company?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Malachi's helicopter is landing on the corporation's headquarters building, what does the helicopter remind those on the ground of? Why?

2. As Unk's unit is marching through Phoebe, why does Unk drop the grenade and leave his unit?

3. What is United Hotcake?

4. What are goofballs and what is their purpose?

5. What do the flags flying in front of the army barracks signify?

6. The soldiers on Mars precisely execute their movements, such as halt or parade rest. What is unusual about their precision?

7. Why is Malachi flying his own helicopter as he approaches the headquarters building?

8. Name five items that Boaz and Unk's invasion ship is carrying.

9. How does Ransom's philosophy actually help him in business?

10. According to the narrator, what did Earth's advance agents find in space that had already been found in abundance on Earth?

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