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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, how many people are on the "Cyclops"?
(a) 306.
(b) 309.
(c) 118.
(d) 412.

2. How long has the Jersey Colony been in existence?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 26 years.
(d) 18 years.

3. How much does the Russian-manned lunar station weigh?
(a) 110 tons.
(b) 80 tons.
(c) 220 tons.
(d) 175 tons.

4. What does Giordino weigh?
(a) 160 pounds.
(b) 175 pounds.
(c) 210 pounds.
(d) 250 pounds.

5. How many times has Lieutenant Church sailed around the world?
(a) 6 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 1 time.

6. Where does Hagen go after he leaves Albuquerque?
(a) Houston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Maryland.
(d) California.

7. How many men were in the Inner Core when it was established?
(a) 6.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

8. At what time of day does Rooney finish his autopsy on the bodies found in the blimp?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

9. Where did the President and his brother-in-law originally meet the man who interrupted the President's golf game?
(a) Boy scouts.
(b) College.
(c) High School.
(d) Elementary School.

10. Who is going to pilot the Prosperteer?
(a) Giordino.
(b) Jessie LeBaron.
(c) Pitt.
(d) Gunn.

11. What is Pitt's middle name?
(a) Eric.
(b) Evan.
(c) Edward.
(d) Edgar.

12. At the beginning of the Prologue, how long before the Cyclops becomes a mass tomb?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 48 minutes.

13. When does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) September 15, 1987.
(b) October 10, 1989.
(c) July 18, 1990.
(d) April 3, 1988.

14. What does Jessie call the house they find on the island?
(a) A subinsulator house.
(b) A movable dwelling.
(c) A geodesic dome.
(d) A berm house.

15. Why do the Soviets wish to move up the date of the Rum and Cola operation?
(a) Because Raul Castro is becoming uncooperative.
(b) Because Pitt has escaped.
(c) Because Fidel Castro is asking awkward questions.
(d) Because of the successful launch of the Selenos 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clue does Pitt provide to Detective Victor?

2. What is the name of Sheriff Sweat's boat?

3. When did Castro deed Cayo Santa Maria to the Russians?

4. What color is the door where Hudson's office is located?

5. What intruder crosses the paths of the racing sailboats?

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