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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the next assignment of Sofia's after she is done with Sandoz? The U.S. _________ War College.
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Army.

2. Sandoz, at first, refuses to talk about what happened to him on the planet, saying that he will withdraw from the Society of ____________.
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) Holy Spirit.
(d) Brothers.

3. ____________ goes to dinner at the Edwards' residence and she charms all of the men who are in attendance.
(a) Sofia.
(b) Julia.
(c) Reciba.
(d) Anne.

4. What is the question that Sandoz poses to Candotti when Candotti tries to ask him about the mission? "Do you ___________ God?"
(a) Believe in.
(b) Know.
(c) Experience.
(d) Understand.

5. What is the profession of Anne, the woman Jimmy meets through George, a volunteer at Arecibo?
(a) Sister.
(b) Commander.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Doctor.

6. What is the profession of one of the critics who thinks that Sandoz is guilty of wrongdoing while he was on the foreign planet?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Miner.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Banker.

7. What does Candotti offer to Sandoz, though this offer is met with much hostility?
(a) Hat.
(b) Tea.
(c) Money.
(d) Coat.

8. Peggy Soong is frustrated with the ________________ attitude that Jimmy seems to have in relation to his work.
(a) Peacemaker.
(b) Silly.
(c) Warmongering.
(d) Lazy.

9. In five months of traveling on the ship, how many years have passed on Earth?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 2 years.

10. Jimmy Quinn, a worker at the Arecibo dish, is about to be replaced by ____________________.
(a) His brother.
(b) Father Sandoz.
(c) Artificial intelligence.
(d) A new man.

11. What happens in order for Sofia Mendes to suddenly be a free agent for the first time in a long time in her life?
(a) She escapes.
(b) Her broker dies.
(c) She becomes a part of the staff.
(d) Her contract is bought.

12. Because of the Second Kurdish War, Sofia's ___________ was killed so Sofia had to fend for herself at that time.
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Brother.

13. After the discovery of the transmission, who falls asleep dreaming about being alone in the dark, in a small place that had a door that opened to reveal light?
(a) Sandoz.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Mendes.
(d) Quinn.

14. What happens to allow the people of the Society of Jesus to stop questioning the investment?
(a) A map to the planet.
(b) A second transmission.
(c) A picture of an alien.
(d) A new book from the other planet.

15. A debate begins over the __________________ of the transmission that Jimmy has found in space.
(a) Possession.
(b) Truthfulness.
(c) Validity.
(d) Source.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response of Jimmy Quinn's supervisor when this person hears of the plan to continue working and studying?

2. Candotti answers through _________________ due to all that God has provided to man, he can answer Sandoz's question in the affirmative.

3. Who breaks into Jimmy's room in order to find the code that is needed to reproduce the music that he's heard?

4. Through his project, Jimmy believes, he might be able to prove that ____________ intelligence is more reliable.

5. As a result of the tension on the planet, Wu and Isley send ____________ home on the Stella Maris, but then are never heard from again.

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