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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are cave-ins impossible on the comet's surface?

2. How old is Dr.Heywood Floyd?

3. Dr Floyd's return to Earth after his bone-breaking accident and following stay at the Space Hospital resulted in what?

4. Rosie made great what?

5. What did Second Officer Chang explain to Steward Third Class Rosie McCullen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the last message from the Discovery?

2. On day five of the journey to Haley's Comet, the captain reveals what secret; describe the secret?

3. What are some of the things that Dr. Floyd marvels about on the Universe?

4. Describe Europa's appearance.

5. Where did Dr Floyd fantasize about visiting?

6. What is Shaka?

7. Describe the South African Revolution and the effect that it has?

8. How does Van der Berg contact Dr.Paul Kreuger and why?

9. What was the accident that transformed Dr Heywood's aging process?

10. Where did the Galaxy team of scientists launch their first penetometer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Second Commander Chang's role in the story.

Part 1) How would the story have changed if it had been the captain in the control room when Rose took over rather than Chang?

Part 2) Is it possible Rose intended to catch Chang in the control room rather than the captain? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Speculate on how the story would have been different for the members of the Galaxy if Rose's body had not been seen being vomited up by the shark-like creature.

Part 2) Considering it was scientists on the Universe would they have been able to figure this information out other ways? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

The two main captains in the story are Captain Smith and Captain Laplace.

Part 1) What about these two characters is the same?

Part 2) What about these characters is different?

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