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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. What do they do when they realize a nuclear detonation in Piedmont will provide Andromeda with a limitless supply of energy?
(a) cry
(b) start screaming at each other
(c) faint dead away
(d) call off the directive 7-12 to nuke Piedmont

2. What bothers Hall about the substations that will turn off a self-destruct?
(a) it takes too much time to insert the key
(b) they're spaced too close together
(c) that he could be sealed off in a section without a substation
(d) they're painted red

3. What seems to produce the best growth in Andromeda?
(a) any type of energy causes it to grow well
(b) saline solution
(c) pure oxygen
(d) chocolate ice cream

4. What does Hall think made Jackson survive Andromeda?
(a) his bleeding ulcer made it too hard for the blood to coagulate
(b) he's a mean, old man
(c) excessive acid in the bloodstream might prevent Andromeda from growing
(d) Andromeda doesn't like asprin

5. Now that Jackson is awake, what does he tell Hall about the baby?
(a) baby Jamie cries constantly
(b) that he was sick last week
(c) that he was a twin, but the other one died
(d) that he was two months early

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Burton gives some live rats anti-coagulant to prevent blood clotting then exposes them?

2. While running to the autopsy room, Hall notices that Leavitt appears to be in a trance. Why does he appear that way?

3. When Burton is still alive, but breathing fast from fear what does Hall do?

4. What is Leavitt's rule of "48"?

5. What happens when Robertson informs them of the Phantom crash team's discovery of the depolymerized polymer and the fleshless bone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first exploration of the satellite. What did the men do? What did they find?

2. In the conference room in Chapter 12, Dr. Stone talks about a man named Rudolph Karp. Who is Karp? Why does Stone discuss him?

3. What is the real mission of Scoop? What do the scientist do when they find out?

4. What did Manchek find about the wreck of the plane?

5. How did Andromeda infect the town of Piedmont?

6. What does Hall realize about Andromeda when thinking about Jackson's acidosis?

7. How does Hall finally find out about Leavitt's epilepsy and what does he do about it?

8. Describe the study Leavitt uses as the basis for his rule of 48.

9. What kinds of animals are used in research? What do various animals do best? Why is the Black Norway Rat used most often in scientific experiments?

10. Why is Mark Hall's reaction to the female computer voice important?

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