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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 the explorers hear as they reach the fourth level?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Waves.
(c) Ice cracking.
(d) Thunder.

2. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what is stored in a central information bank within Rama?
(a) Raw materials.
(b) Templates for nonbiological entities.
(c) Patterns of Raman behavior.
(d) Statistics on the organic "soup" of the Cylindrical Sea.

3. What maneuver is Jimmy unsure of how to perform with Dragonfly?
(a) Evasive maneuvers.
(b) Landing.
(c) Take off.
(d) Cruising.

4. What creatures start disassembling the broken monster in the Cylindrical Sea?
(a) Starfish-like creatures.
(b) Coral-like creatures.
(c) Lobster-like creatures.
(d) Crab-like creatures.

5. What do the scavenger biots break down overnight, much to the dismay of Ruby Barnes?
(a) Debris that was stacked neatly on the outskirts of the camp.
(b) Most of the spider-like creatures.
(c) The artificial suns.
(d) The Resolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What protects the explorers from falling off of the ladder when the lights go on?

2. What is strange about the large crab-like creature that JImmy sees after he crashes?

3. When on top of the levee at the far side of the city, what concerns Norton?

4. What instruction is given to Jimmy regarding his entry into the water?

5. Why were there many photographs taken of New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the only member of the crew that seems comfortable with the sights now illuminated on Rama?

2. According to Chapter 23, why is Ravi McAndrews considered one of the last people on the Endeavour to normally engage in a technical discussion?

3. Why did Jimmy Pak approach the crab-like creature?

4. Why did the Commander delay explaining the method they were going to use to Jimmy?

5. Why are Hermians compared to Spartans?

6. Why is Chapter 27 entitled, "Electric Wind"?

7. Commander Norton speculates about the origin of the lights on Rama. What are some of his theories?

8. Why does Jerry Kirchoff make facetious comments to Norton and Rousseau in Chapters 36 and 37?

9. Explain the supposed similarities between a termite colony and Rama.

10. Why is it necessary for the sailors on the Resolution to keep their heads above water if the boat capsizes?

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