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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cannot be removed from the Kosmik in time?

2. Where is Hutch?

3. What decision does Richard Wald make?

4. How long has Melanie been in orbit around Quraqua?

5. What strength will the earthquakes that follow the explosions be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was particularly odd about the structures created in Oz?

2. What plans does Frank Carson have once Quraqua has been evacuated and terraforming has begun?

3. Who does Janet run into as she is leaving her quarters with her baggage and what does she remember of the incident?

4. When Henry finds out about the coming tidal wave, what are his first priorities?

5. What is the basic topography of Quraqua?

6. What are Richard and the remainder of the crew searching for, and what do they find instead of even greater value?

7. How long has the mission on Quraqua been in progress and what are Henry and his team hoping to accomplish?

8. Why does Cal make the decision to marry someone else although it is clear he still has deep feelings for Hutch?

9. What issue does the Boston Globe bemoan?

10. How is the team from Kosmik spending the countdown to terraforming time that remains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the one incident associated with Project Hope that was negative and unnecessary? Why did it occur? Who was responsible directly for this incident? What were the motives that led to it and why were none ever brought to justice as a result of it? What charges could have and should have been laid under ordinary circumstances and against whom?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the Oz cities? What is unusual about their construction? Why are they uninhabited? Where is the first Oz found? Overall, can it be said that the Oz cities or constructions accomplished their purpose? Why or why not? Where was the last Oz created and why? Did it accomplish its purpose and if so, how?

Essay Topic 3

What equipment do Hutch and Frank request from Melanie and the Catherine Perch? Who approves the equipment loan and what will it be used for? What else is loaned other than equipment? What ship do Hutch and Frank have access to, and who grants them permission to do so? How long after the Catherine Perch arrives did this ship come? What is the second ship's original mandate?

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