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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 moons are in orbit around Beta Pac III?

2. What does Hutch's mother write to remind her?

3. Who goes to get the shuttle when Jake no longer answers?

4. What system does Hutch calculate in on the path of the wave?

5. What does Jake find just before the brachyids attack him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the anomaly on the moon that is designated as Three-B?

2. What events transpire as a result of Maggie's comment?

3. What surprises the Wincklemann when they drop out of their transdimentional jump?

4. When they arrive at LCO4418 and select a moon to begin working, what occurs and how do they respond?

5. What do Hutch and Frank discover as they dig into the discontinuities further?

6. What kind of structures do the landing party on Beta Pacifica III find that make no sense?

7. What do the various team members from Quraqua do back on Earth?

8. What does the Academy endorse, to the surprise of many involved?

9. When are they rescued, by whom and what do they learn about the object that caused their crash?

10. What news does the physician aboard the Catherine Perth give Carson and Janet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the final status of the Wincklemann? What are the chances of survival for its crew? Why is that the case? What critical systems are affected? How does Hutch overcome the issues they are facing? What one critical problem are they still facing? What does Maggie figure out, and what has to be done to ensure survival of the remainder? Who steps up to assume the consequences and why does it become unnecessary?

Essay Topic 2

Who is blamed for the disaster on Quraqua? What effect does this have on the person involved, and how does it affect the colleagues who were a part of that mission? What difference does it make to the others in the future? How does this person respond to the idea of a future mission? Who is the first to approach with plans and ideas for another mission and how is the entire idea received?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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