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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 many 'tugboats' are pulling snowballs into orbit around Quraqua?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.
2. What was discovered in the same orbit as Shola's rings?
(a) Four rock cubes.
(b) Five round snowballs.
(c) Six empty shuttles.
(d) One more monument.
3. Who warns the scientists about the coming snowball?
(a) Tommy Loughery.
(b) Melanie Truscott.
(c) George Hackett.
(d) Jake Hoffer.
4. What are the archaeologists trying to uncover?
(a) The meaning behind the monuments they have found.
(b) The meaning behind Quraqua.
(c) The history of the temples.
(d) The history of the planet.
5. What does Hutch ask Melanie for?
(a) One hour extra.
(b) One day extra.
(c) Three hours extra.
(d) Two hours extra.
Short Answer Questions
1. What part of the terraforming schedule is likely to cause the largest problem on Quraqua?
2. What does Harvey convey to Melanie?
3. Where is Hutch?
4. What does Ian convey to Melanie?
5. What kind of construction does the city have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Caseway unwilling to postpone Project Hope even for a little while?
2. What formality does Henry's team observe when they finally break through to the Temple of the Winds, and what do they find inside?
3. What is the basic point of the myth told in the friezes?
4. How long has the mission on Quraqua been in progress and what are Henry and his team hoping to accomplish?
5. When Henry finds out about the coming tidal wave, what are his first priorities?
6. What does Richard ask of Hutch that exasperates her?
7. When Richard asks Caseway to delay the schedule for terraforming Quraqua, what does Caseway admit that horrifies Richard?
8. What issues make it harder than anticipated to recover the printing press from the Lower Temple.
9. What issue does Richard want Hutch's help with, and why did he want Hutch to transmit it?
10. What questions does Hutch have about the snowball dropped on them by Melanie?
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