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

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

3. How will Jimmy Quinn fund the programs that he is intending to follow and to cover during his time at Arecibo?
(a) A lottery winning.
(b) Grants.
(c) His own money.
(d) Selling all he owns.

4. Sofia confesses that she is bound to a ____________ by a broker who is paying for her tuition.
(a) Verbal agreement.
(b) Blood writing.
(c) Contract.
(d) Life of prostitution.

5. Anne believes that Sofia is a __________ of Spanish ancestry, which might be why Sofia is being so mean to Sandoz.
(a) Jew.
(b) Christian.
(c) Sufi.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one physical symptom that everyone has as they are getting accustomed to the sensation of zero gravity?

2. Who is Jimmy jealous of that prompts him to leave the dinner party a bit earlier than everyone else?

3. What is the profession of one of the critics who thinks that Sandoz is guilty of wrongdoing while he was on the foreign planet?

4. 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?

5. What is the question that Sandoz poses to Candotti when Candotti tries to ask him about the mission? "Do you ___________ God?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the crew members to begin to keep their minds off of their great loss of life?

3. What does Sandoz share with Anne about his fears in relation to loving God?

4. What does Sandoz reveal about the sexuality of the Runa, according to his experiences on the planet?

5. Why don't the crew members respond with fear to the stranger that approaches the camp during a cookout?

6. How does Sandoz feel about the new prosthetic technology that he is given as a result of his injuries?

7. At the last meeting between Sandoz and Sofia, what does he learn about her?

8. Why does Sofia decide to contact Ian Sekizawa as the planning of the mission begins?

9. Why does Jimmy turn to Sandoz in order to get advice on how to remain celibate during their time in the ship?

10. What is discovered about the breeding status of the Runa as the book continues?

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