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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. With which of the following does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) “Outside the porthole nearest to Gwendy, the sky is now dark.”
(b) “After Pete Riley’s visit, Gwendy began to read up on Paul Magowan, the Republican junior senator from Maine.”
(c) “But not as big as this one, Gwendy thinks as the roar of the engines increases to a bellow.”
(d) “Of course the opposition was laying for her.”

2. To whom is the novel dedicated?
(a) Tabitha King.
(b) Robin Furth.
(c) Marsha DeFilippo.
(d) Jane Austen.

3. With which of the following does Chapter 18 begin?
(a) “Gwendy swipes to the CONTROL screen on her iPad, taps VIDEO LINK, and a blank picture-in-picture display opens in the upper right hand corner.”
(b) “Bern Stapleton hands the iPad back to Jafari Bankole.”
(c) “As spring approached, Gwendy threw herself into the [year’s] Senate campaign with what Wolf Blitzer from CNN described as ‘fevered abandon.’”
(d) “In January 2020—after serving in a number of high-profile intelligence positions…”

4. What is the *name* of Gwendy's father's dog?
(a) Spot.
(b) Pippa.
(c) Peppa.
(d) Puppa.

5. Which of the following pilots the launch of the Eagle-19 Heavy?
(a) Jafari.
(b) Gareth.
(c) Lundgren.
(d) Glen.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 11 begin?

2. Approximately how many people can the elevator to the launch vehicle accommodate?

3. Which national reporter was on site when Gwendy announced her Senate candidacy?

4. By which company is Gwendy published?

5. How old is Gwendy at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purpose do Lundgren and Drinkwater call Gwendy forward after the space vehicle leaves the atmosphere?

2. What does Harris forecast to Gwendy from the actions of the previous holder of the puzzle-box?

3. Summarize Gwendy's reply to Magowan's first political attack against her.

4. Why is Adesh granted a private cabin?

5. What is the advice Gwendy's political mentor gave her about dealing with distasteful people?

6. What sign had formerly graced the approach to the flight vehicle?

7. What connection do the Brighams have to the launch?

8. What occasions a thud and a flash on the ascent into space?

9. Summarize Magowan's political position.

10. Why is Gwendy unable to wave to the ground and control crews on her approach to her spacecraft?

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