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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 - Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the nets that are stretched across Flying S Ranch for?
(a) Protection against avalanche boulders.
(b) Climbing playground for kids.
(c) Catching sulfur bullet shells on their way back down to earth.
(d) Protection against flash hail storms.

2. Where does Saskia's plane land instead of Houston?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Waco.

3. Who is Lotte?
(a) Amelia's sister.
(b) Saskia's logistics officer.
(c) Rufus' wife.
(d) Saskia's daughter.

4. What is the the giant conical mound made of that Saskia sees when she and the other guests arrive at an industrial park just past the Johnson Space Center?
(a) Magnesium.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Granite.
(d) Sand.

5. Where is Dr. Sylvester Lin from?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter titled "South Texas," what nickname does T.R. give Rufus?

2. What kind of presentation do Laks and the others have to watch once they get to the Line of Actual Control?

3. Why is Pippa going to the Line of Actual Control?

4. Who is Adele?

5. Why do air conditioner relays stop working in Houston?

(see the answer key)

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