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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is flying Saskia's plane?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Saskia.
(d) Willem.

2. Who does Willem go to visit in Louisiana?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His husband.

3. Why on the surface is T.R. meeting up with Rufus?
(a) To see if Rufus wants to travel to Venice and scout out the next sulfur launch site.
(b) To kill wild pigs.
(c) To see if Rufus would like to operate a T.R. Mick's franchise.
(d) To talk about Saskia.

4. How does Saskia and the other guests get to Flying S Ranch?
(a) By personal drone.
(b) By train.
(c) By Monorail.
(d) By SUV.

5. What does Michiel say is Venice's main climate related problem?
(a) Drought.
(b) Sea level rise.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Forest fire.

6. What causes the rogue wave that affects the Netherlands so significantly?
(a) Several shipping containers at the bottom of the ocean that are filled with explosives.
(b) Several massive underwater paddles on hinges pushing water.
(c) Specialized submarines equipped with pulse jet amplifiers.
(d) Several ocean liner ships moving in a line causing massive wave formations.

7. 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) Sand.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Magnesium.
(d) Granite.

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

9. In what mode of conveyance do T.R. and his guests tour Houston the day after the meet and greet cocktail party?
(a) In personal drones.
(b) On Segways.
(c) In SUV's.
(d) On electric bikes.

10. What is the official color of the Dutch?
(a) Orange.
(b) Gold.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

11. According to the book, to which empire did Albania's two islands belong?
(a) The Dutch Empire.
(b) The Danish Empire.
(c) The Venetian Empire.
(d) The British Empire.

12. Who does Laks meet outside his tent, who is smoking a pipe and representing the Indian Army?
(a) Captain Indira.
(b) Colonel Patel.
(c) Major Raju.
(d) Lieutenant Shankar.

13. Who is the boss of the Black Hat Practical Operations at Flying S Ranch?
(a) Colonel Ervin.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Colonel Tatum.
(d) Major Lennert.

14. What does the World's Biggest Gun fire?
(a) Fires carbon trapping drones into the atmosphere.
(b) Fires bullets that take out enemy aircraft.
(c) Fires satellites into space.
(d) Fires sulfur into the stratosphere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an Akhara?

2. What is the bracelet called that Laks wears on his wrist?

3. Where in the Flying S Ranch complex does Rufus set up his trailer?

4. For what tribe was Rufus' great-great grandad a slave?

5. What oxygen deprivation sport does Gopinder play?

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