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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is algae a good crop for spaceflight? (from Part 2: Chapters 12 - 16)

It grows well in microgravity and is rich in Vitamin C.

It grows well in microgravity and can be made into flakes, which are light.

It grows well in microgravity and is high in calories.

It grows well in microgravity and is rich in DHA.

2.

What are some of the training exercises Leigh endures for the Proscenium mission? (from Part 3: Chapters 1 - 7)

Paragliding and having weights strapped all over her body and walking across a gym, working out for six hours a day.

Having weights strapped all over her body and walking across a gym, diving in a replica of the ship, being dropped from a plane into the ocean.

Learning to fly the spaceship, diving in a replica of the ship and paragliding.

Being dropped form a plane into the ocean, working out for six hours a day, paragliding.

3.

What happens in Chapter 6? (from Part 3: Chapters 1 - 7)

Armed guards take Uria away without any explanation.

Armed guards come to get Leigh and take away her phone and tablet.

Tyler gets nervous and drops out of the mission.

K gets nervous and drops out of the mission.

4.

What is Leigh's research at The Institute for Coordinated Research in Space? (from Part 2: Chapters 1- 5)

She is studying toxic algal blooms in the ocean.

She is studying how algae help humans breath to make air scrubbing systems for spaceships.

She is studying the archaea retrieved from the Endeavour mission.

She is designing an algal agricultural system for space travel.

5.

What happened to Uria after the loss of Nereus? (from Part 5: Chapters 1 - 6 & Oceana )

Wracked with guilt, she dies of cancer shortly afterward.

She quits the Institute and retires to spend time with her daughter and granddaughter.

She continues to work at the Institute, preparing for the next space mission.

She gets arrested for her part in the mission.

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