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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a result of his finding, Jimmy receives a promotion and gains a staff of _______________ to help research anything they can find about the transmission.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

2. What did Jean-Claude Jaubert offer to Sofia as a way for her to get out of her position?
(a) A new home.
(b) A contracted life.
(c) A large pile of money.
(d) Marriage.

3. At which university did Sofia and Father Sandoz meet and subsequently study together in the book?
(a) John Carroll.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Miami.

4. Through his project, Jimmy believes, he might be able to prove that ____________ intelligence is more reliable.
(a) Human.
(b) Manufactured.
(c) Alien.
(d) Artificial.

5. Jimmy presents a proposal that will allow him to keep working at Arecibo and also begin to work on receiving his ___________.
(a) Master's.
(b) New level of commanding.
(c) PhD.
(d) Own office.

6. Father Sandoz is a native of Puerto Rico and has a doctorate in _____________, according to the story.
(a) Psychology.
(b) Planetary aid.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Computer science.

7. What is the profession of Alan Pace, one of the members of the crew of the spaceship to the new planet?
(a) Herbologist.
(b) Musicologist.
(c) Banker.
(d) Geologist.

8. The Magellan crew, when they got to the planet, found that there was a group of angry natives, the ___________.
(a) Runa.
(b) Jana'ata.
(c) Juna'ma.
(d) Rata.

9. Jimmy Quinn describes that his job with Sofia will entail - the searching for ____________ signals.
(a) Moon.
(b) Space ship.
(c) Extraterrestrial.
(d) Orbiting.

10. What does Sandoz continue to do until he gets this action just right, even as his hands freeze and the temperatures drop?
(a) Throws stones in the water.
(b) Stands with his hands bare.
(c) Touches the walls.
(d) Sits in the ocean.

11. When Sandoz comes into the medical clinic late one night, injured, who does he say hurt him?
(a) A stranger.
(b) George.
(c) Felipe.
(d) His brother.

12. It wasn't until ___________ is found that all of the backers scramble to avoid any scandal related to the space mission.
(a) Sandoz.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Voelker.
(d) Candotti.

13. Who is hired by the Jesuit society in order to get the mission off the ground and into the universe to find the planet?
(a) Sandoz.
(b) George.
(c) Sofia.
(d) D.W.

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

15. Who asks Father Sandoz for assistance in learning how to cope with celibacy during their time on the ship?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) D.W.
(c) George.
(d) Marc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sandoz was encouraged to take on a ____________ position at the university, but Sandoz feels he has unfinished business.

2. What happens in order for Sofia Mendes to suddenly be a free agent for the first time in a long time in her life?

3. How will Jimmy Quinn fund the programs that he is intending to follow and to cover during his time at Arecibo?

4. 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?

5. Who is NOT one of the members of the crew that had gone to the foreign planet in order to learn more?

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