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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 long is the car ride from Brooklyn to Clear Lake described as in Chapter 5?
(a) 32 hours.
(b) 16 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

2. How many humans will be setting foot on Mars as part of the Orpheus project, according to Cal in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

3. Who is the host of Shooting Stars, which appears in Chapter 2?
(a) Josh Farrow.
(b) Kiara Samuel.
(c) Mae Carol Jemison.
(d) Grace Tucker.

4. Where does Kiara say she is from in Chapter 8?
(a) Queens.
(b) Florida.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Brooklyn.

5. What news outlet picked up Cal's article about NASA buying every house on the market in Clear Lake?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) MSNBC.
(d) CNN.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 8?

2. Who is the astronaut being interviewed on the episode of Shooting Stars that appears in Chapter 2?

3. What train does Cal exit in Times Square in Chapter 1?

4. How long does Cal say it has been since his family moved in the opening of Chapter 13?

5. What magazine does Cal say Leon's family was on the cover of in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jeremy and what role does he play in the novel?

2. How do Cal and Leon differ in their perspectives of the future?

3. Where does Cal spend time with Leon at the party in Chapter 9? Why?

4. What is StarWatch, and how would you compare it to contemporary media?

5. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?

6. Who does Cal interview at NASA in Chapter 12? Why does this become important?

7. What is Cal's social media outlet, and what is his standing in the beginning of the novel?

8. What are Cal's first impressions of Leon?

9. How does the theme of selfishness play out through the character of Cal's father?

10. Why is Cal at a community garden in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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