On a Sunbeam- 5 - JACOB BUSA | Laabri | Nneɛma a ɛma wotumi yɛ ade

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What is Mia’s primary motivation for joining the crew of the starship Aktis?

To escape a bad academic record and find new work.

To reconnect with her family and travel back to her home planet.

To explore the universe and document ancient ruins.

To find her long-lost love, Grace, who disappeared from her life years ago.

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The story is told across two distinct timelines. What are these two timelines?

The past, showing Grace's life before Mia, and the present, showing their reunion.

The past, showing Mia's time at a boarding school with Grace, and the present, showing Mia's work on the Aktis.

The past, showing the initial colonization of space, and the present, showing the decay of civilizations.

The past, showing the history of the Aktis crew, and the present, showing Mia's life at home.

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What is the primary job of the crew on the starship Aktis?

Trading salvaged goods with different planets.

Exploring uncharted galaxies for rare resources.

Building new homes for displaced people.

Restoring and rebuilding beautiful, abandoned structures throughout space.Restoring and rebuilding beautiful, abandoned structures throughout space.

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Mia and Grace first meet at a boarding school. What is the name of this school?

The Observatory Academy

The Stellar Institute

Starlight Preparatory

Cleary's School for Girls

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What is unique about the world's population as depicted in 'On a Sunbeam'?

The population is a mix of humans and various alien species.

All inhabitants have telepathic abilities.

It is exclusively inhabited by humans from a single planetary origin.

It is made up exclusively of female and non-binary characters.

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The Aktis crew consists of Mia, Jules, Elliot, Alma, and Char. What is the relationship between Alma and Char?

They are employer and employee.

They are a married couple.

They are sisters.

They are rivals from a competing company.

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What is 'The Staircase' and why is it important to the plot?

A dangerous and off-limits region of space that serves as Grace's mysterious homeworld.

A legendary structure the crew is hired to rebuild for the first time.

An old school for elite pilots where Mia and Grace once studied.

A massive, abandoned ship that holds the key to finding Grace.

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The ships in 'On a Sunbeam' are described with a unique visual motif. What do they resemble?

Fish

Rockets

Caterpillars

Birds

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What is the name of the non-binary, non-verbal technician on the Aktis crew?

Elliot

Alma

Char

Jules

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One of the central themes of the graphic novel is 'found family.' Which characters best represent this theme?

The Aktis crew

Grace and her family from The Staircase

The students at Cleary's School

Mia and Grace