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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. How does Charley chase off the swarm that invades his hiding place?
(a) He smashes it.
(b) He blows on it.
(c) He reflects light at it.
(d) He sprays it with isotopes.

2. Which three characters survive the initial encounter with the swarms?
(a) Jack, Mae, and Charley.
(b) Charley, David, and Mae.
(c) Ricky, Rosie, and Jack.
(d) Jack, Mae, and Rosie.

3. What does the virus liquid that Jack proposes they drink look like?
(a) Pink flesh,
(b) Brown slop.
(c) Green algae.
(d) Yellow puss.

4. Who is in the room with the giant structure in the main fabrication building when Jack and Ricky arrive?
(a) Rosie and Vince.
(b) Charley and Julia.
(c) David and Rosie.
(d) Julia and Eric.

5. Who lied about the video playback?
(a) Vince.
(b) Julia.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Mae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack claim caused the explosion at the Xymos fabrication facility?

2. Why is the structure in the main fabrication building so bright?

3. Why is creating assemblers complicated?

4. Who kisses Mae?

5. How large was the logo the xenon atoms formed during the IBM experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the airlock not close when Jack pulls Charley's unconscious body inside?

2. Where do Jack, Mae, and Bobby find Rosie's body when they go back outside on Day 6?

3. What is Charley's health like when he joins the team for dinner on Day 6?

4. Why is the team safest in the desert when the wind speed is high?

5. Whom do Jack and Mae see on the security tape? What are the people on the tape doing?

6. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

7. What happens when the three survivors take shelter in the cars?

8. Why are the scientists unable to collect the units when they become deactivated at night when there is no sun to power them?

9. How does Jack feel when he sees the swarms hunting in the desert for the first time?

10. What does Julia look like after Jack manages to separate the swarm from her body?

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