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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Notes 2", what do the Dogs say they find familiar about "Tale 2"?
(a) The robots.
(b) The buildings.
(c) The love.
(d) The fear.

2. What makes Ole realize his time has passed?
(a) He watches people move away.
(b) He doesn't understand the world.
(c) He can't sell his vegetables.
(d) He feels old.

3. What does Bounce believe the purpose of cities are?
(a) They are the centers of civilization.
(b) They are just a made-up story.
(c) They are meant to be a prison.
(d) They are used to trick people.

4. In the Preface, what does the editor say has no meaning in the Dogs' world?
(a) Love.
(b) The endings of the tales.
(c) The concepts in the tales.
(d) Society.

5. How does the editor suggest reading the Tales?
(a) As symbols.
(b) He suggests that readers don't read the Tales.
(c) At face value.
(d) With a friend.

6. What does traveling to Jupiter do to Earth's population?
(a) It begins a period of starvation.
(b) It creates a baby boom.
(c) It decreases it.
(d) It frightens it.

7. In the Preface, what does the editor say some Dogs view the stories as?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Wastes of time.
(c) Creation myths.
(d) History lessons.

8. According to Ole and Gramps, what makes a plant "real"?
(a) If it isn't in packaging.
(b) If it doesn't touch the ground.
(c) If it is grown from seeds.
(d) If it is grown in soil.

9. How is travel to Jupiter possible?
(a) Religious fanaticism.
(b) With funding from the rich.
(c) From the help of people willing to test the program.
(d) Through improvements in space travel.

10. What does Juwain do for a living?
(a) He is a dentist.
(b) He is a pscyhologist.
(c) He is a philosopher.
(d) He is a doctor of medicine.

11. In the Preface, what does the editor say some Dogs view humans as?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Children.
(c) Gods.
(d) Less advanced Dogs.

12. What is Jerome doing in "Tale 2"?
(a) Overseeing a birth.
(b) Getting a divorce.
(c) Attending a wedding.
(d) Attending a funeral.

13. In "Tale 3", what is the purpose of the census?
(a) To watch the people living in the woods.
(b) To compare Earth's population to Mars'.
(c) To predict the future population.
(d) To see who is left on Earth.

14. What is the editor's point of writing the Preface?
(a) To explain the history of the Dogs.
(b) To stop people from reading farther.
(c) To introduce the Tales.
(d) To explain the role of science in the book.

15. In "Tale 1", how are the helicopters powered?
(a) With solar power.
(b) With gas.
(c) With atomic power.
(d) With batteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do most Dogs feel created the first robot?

2. In the Preface, what is discovered that makes the tales more likely to be true?

3. What advancements has Jerome helped the martians with?

4. How does Gramps know Henry Adams?

5. In "Tale 3", what does Thomas tell Grant he used to try to build?

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