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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. What is the profession of Alan Pace, one of the members of the crew of the spaceship to the new planet?
(a) Musicologist.
(b) Herbologist.
(c) Banker.
(d) Geologist.

2. What is a nickname that is given to Sofia Mendes for the profession and position she holds?
(a) Vulture.
(b) Slave.
(c) Maker.
(d) Bumper.

3. Because of the Second Kurdish War, Sofia's ___________ was killed so Sofia had to fend for herself at that time.
(a) Father.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

4. Sandoz, at first, refuses to talk about what happened to him on the planet, saying that he will withdraw from the Society of ____________.
(a) Brothers.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Holy Spirit.

5. From what university did Jimmy Quinn receive his Master's degree, according to the story?
(a) Cornell.
(b) John Carroll.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sofia confesses that she is bound to a ____________ by a broker who is paying for her tuition.

2. Once back where he wants to be, Sandoz begins to shape up the ____________ by recruiting children and taking a special interest in one.

3. Candotti eventually finds Sandoz standing by the ____________ after he has apparently wandered off.

4. As a result of his finding, Jimmy receives a promotion and gains a staff of _______________ to help research anything they can find about the transmission.

5. In five months of traveling on the ship, how many years have passed on Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandoz share with Anne about his fears in relation to loving God?

2. What is a part of Supaari's life because of his position in terms of order in his family?

3. What is the explanation that Sandoz gives when Anne finds him in the clinic one night, injured?

4. Why does Jimmy turn to Sandoz in order to get advice on how to remain celibate during their time in the ship?

5. What does Voelker believe about the crew that went to Rakhat, a critic of the mission as a whole?

6. What happens as a result of the permission given by Supaari to start a garden in the land?

7. Who killed D.W. and Anne, according to Supaari when the news is revealed to the group?

8. What can Sandoz now do that he has new braces on his hands, according to the story?

9. How does Sandoz put the children of the people at ease, which makes everyone feel more at ease with each other?

10. What is the situation of the crew of the Stella Maris, now that the lander has been used?

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