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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. In what year does Gwendy serve as Charlotte's bridesmaid?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

2. What is the *breed* of Gwendy's father's dog?
(a) Corgi.
(b) Pitbull.
(c) German shepherd.
(d) Dachshund.

3. With which of the following does Chapter 3 begin?
(a) “At the top of the gantry there’s a large white room where the space travelers stand, arms raised and doing slow pirouettes, as a disinfecting spray that smells suspiciously like bleach wafts over them.”
(b) “Time in training has been slow.”
(c) “Gwendy seats herself between Bankole and Patel.”
(d) “The service-and-delivery structure beside Eagle Heavy is a crisscross latticework of steel beams housing a huge open elevator.”

4. With which of the following does Chapter 5 begin?
(a) “Gwendy seats herself between Bankole and Patel.”
(b) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”
(c) “Time in training has been slow.”
(d) “But not as big as this one, Gwendy thinks as the roar of the engines increases to a bellow.”

5. What industry does Magowan promise to restore in Maine?
(a) Canning.
(b) Mining.
(c) Drilling.
(d) Textiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which facility does Gwendy's father reside?

2. Who is the mission control director?

3. To which of the following is Gwendy compared?

4. Which of the following is the name of Adesh's tarantula?

5. For which office had Sheila Brigham worked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gwendy's official position on the space mission?

2. What is Charlotte doing when she and Gwendy meet?

3. Why is Adesh granted a private cabin?

4. Summarize Magowan's political position.

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

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

7. Of what does Gwendy dream while dozing before her televised conference?

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

9. What basic assumption does Gwendy harbor about the wealthy, to which she thinks Gareth an exception?

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

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