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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 similarity does Hutch grasp about the discontinuities?

2. What is Maggie worried about?

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

4. What treatment must a physician administer to enable this guide to return?

5. What does Carson ask Truscott to do when she tells the group that she must leave just days before the Ashley Tee is due to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What callous comment does Maggie make that reminds Hutch of all the reasons that her guard is up around Maggie?

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

3. How does Harvey and his recovery team manage to locate Maggie to bring her back?

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

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

6. After donning Flickinger harnesses, magnetic boots, and arming themselves with pulsars, what discoveries are made inside the space station?

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

8. What does Hutch realize that makes the sacrifice of a crew member unnecessary?

9. Who leaves to pursue the premise that Hutch has outlined, and where to they go?

10. What do the boarding crew notice on approach to the orbiting space station?

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

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 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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