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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. Where do Candotti, Edwards, and his assistant, Voelker, decide they should send Sandoz to recover?
(a) Munich.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Naples.
(d) The Alps.

2. Who spies the interactions between Sandoz, Edward, and Candotti from the balcony at the Naples estate?
(a) Voelker.
(b) Giuliani.
(c) Johannes.
(d) No one.

3. Sofia plays the _________ as Jimmy begins to sing a love song that is obviously directed to her as well.
(a) Drums.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is hired by the Jesuit society in order to get the mission off the ground and into the universe to find the planet?

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. What does Sandoz continue to do until he gets this action just right, even as his hands freeze and the temperatures drop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anne become close to Supaari as described in this section of the book?

2. What did Anne learn from Supaari about the effect of the human presence in the Runa village?

3. Who are the members of the crew on the Stella Maris that are dedicated to finding the source of the music?

4. What is the situation of the crew of the Stella Maris, now that the lander has been used?

5. What is the proposal that Jimmy Quinn offers in order to allow him to stay at Arecibo to work?

6. Why do the Kashan villagers decide to keep close to the humans after the murders of Anne and D.W.?

7. What is the only way that Supaari would be able to raise children without doing so illegally?

8. What does Voelker believe about the crew that went to Rakhat, a critic of the mission as a whole?

9. Why is Anne nervous about George co-piloting the trip back to the Stella Maris for fuel?

10. Why will Jimmy Quinn soon be out of a job, according to the explanation in the book?

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