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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Giuliani reminds Voelker that Sandoz is not ____________ and that their purpose is simply to gather the necessary information about the mission.
(a) On trial.
(b) Well.
(c) A civilian.
(d) Stupid.

2. What is the one physical symptom that everyone has as they are getting accustomed to the sensation of zero gravity?
(a) Weight loss.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Ringing ears.
(d) Acne.

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

4. Who is antagonizing Sandoz when Candotti arrives, causing Candotti to ask this person to leave?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Robichaux.
(c) Voelker.
(d) No one.

5. 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) Her broker dies.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She becomes a part of the staff.
(d) Her contract is bought.

6. The ____________ ambassador arrives after the discovery of the music has been related to several people.
(a) French.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Spanish.

7. Sandoz continues to try to recover, trying to eat _____________ on the day that Candotti comes to visit again.
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Toast.
(c) Honey.
(d) Tea.

8. Given the reaction Sandoz had to the ____________ slipped into his room, Giuliani believes Sandoz to be guilty of wrongdoing.
(a) Press.
(b) Note.
(c) Candle.
(d) Mirror.

9. When this person begins to float as the spaceship takes off, they begin to experience God and become certain God exists. Who is this person?
(a) Anne.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Sandoz.

10. Who does Jimmy Quinn call after he listens to space and hears a beautiful piece of extraterrestrial music?
(a) George.
(b) Anne.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Sandoz.

11. What did Sofia turn to after she lost her entire family to the war? How did she support herself?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Begging.
(d) Prostitution.

12. 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.
(a) Sandoz.
(b) Samples.
(c) Edwards.
(d) Mendes.

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

14. What is the name of the foreign planet to which Sandoz and some others traveled in this story?
(a) Rakkat.
(b) Rakhat.
(c) Rahat.
(d) Raratat.

15. Sandoz says that God will _______________ one's heart, according to his own personal belief and experience.
(a) Expand.
(b) Cripple.
(c) Pump up.
(d) Break.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to allow the people of the Society of Jesus to stop questioning the investment?

3. Anne and George decide to explore ____________ at zero gravity as a part of their new life in space.

4. Where does Sandoz request to return once his assignment with Sofia Mendes is complete?

5. From what country is Father Candotti, the one who eventually reaches out to Sandoz and talks with him about his experiences?

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