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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. What appearance did the black monolith have?

2. What will happen to Heywood Floyd?

3. What did the air smell like on Europa?

4. How did the Galaxy secure itself to the beach?

5. Head Office stated to Captain Laplace, who could not go on the Mount Zeus mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van der Berg explain diamond formation to Floyd?

2. In the year 3010, what happens?

3. With what creatures in the sea did the Galaxy come in contact?

4. What lives on Europa close to the vents in the tropical region?

5. Despite Captain Smith's misgivings, who requests that they go along with Jolson's plan?

6. What was the request Floyd and Van der Berg placed to the captain?

7. How did Yva Merlin spent her exiled time on the Universe?

8. Define perturbation theory.

9. As the Bill Tee flies over the monolith, describe what the occupants see?

10. The Galaxy eventually ends up where?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe Dr. van der Berg's intentions when he first learns there may be a diamond under Mount Zeus.

Part 2) Why does he try so hard to keep it a secret?

Part 3) What would have been the reaction if van der Berg had announced that the diamond was there?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Floyd and his grandson, Chris, obviously care for each other although there are not many scenes of them together in the story.

Part 1) Compare what is known about Dr. Floyd's character to what is known about Chris Floyd's character.

Part 2) Is it clear that they share family traits? Explain.

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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