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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. What does Cal tell her when she picks him up?

2. How many 'tugboats' are pulling snowballs into orbit around Quraqua?

3. What does George discover in the Lower Temple?

4. What does Richard try to convince Caseway to do on Ed's behalf before leaving for Quraqua?

5. What is more difficult afterward?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issue does Richard want Hutch's help with, and why did he want Hutch to transmit it?

2. What is the basic topography of Quraqua?

3. When Richard asks Caseway to delay the schedule for terraforming Quraqua, what does Caseway admit that horrifies Richard?

4. What events conspire against Hutch, slowing down her return to the surface one last time?

5. What does Henry immediately realize about the tidal wave announcement that Melanie calls him with?

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

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

8. What is the end result of Maggie's push to recover the two chases at all costs?

9. What does Melanie do that is uncharacteristic for her, and why doesn't it help anyway?

10. What is the basic point of the myth told in the friezes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the eventual outcome of the crew of the Wincklemann? How many members remain, and what positions do they hold afterward? What is attempted by Meg Campbell aboard the Pasquarella? What is the outcome? What conclusions are reached about the Monument Makers? What suggestion made by Hutch is found to be correct and why? What discovery supports her conclusions?

Essay Topic 2

What decision is made that leaves the ground crew in a precarious position? What makes the ground crew wonder if they are going to lose their lives? Who closes in on their position and reinforces their thoughts that they are in harm's way? How is that reinforced and why? What do they tell their new arrival to do in order to ensure their safety?

Essay Topic 3

Who comes to the rescue of the crew of the Wincklemann first? What part of this is surprising? What relationship develops as they spend time together? How long is the rescue ship able to remain and why are they on a schedule to leave? What changes to their flight plan are requested by Wincklemann crew members, and approved? In what other ways is the rescue ship able to aid Hutch and her team?

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