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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What destroyed many of the buildings and people in Allendale, California?
(a) Earthquakes
(b) Martians
(c) Atomic war
(d) Fire

2. Which of the following terms best describes how Williams feels when Mrs. Ttt slams the door in his face?
(a) Surprised
(b) Angered
(c) Bewildered
(d) Excited

3. Which of the following terms best describes the dreams experienced during August of 1999?
(a) Foreboding
(b) Surprising
(c) Enlightening
(d) Reassuring

4. How do the Martians read?
(a) Through telepathy
(b) Moving fingers over raised letters
(c) By listening to songs
(d) Out loud

5. Why does Ylla agree to stay home?
(a) To entertain a guest
(b) To make Yll happy and avoid a fight
(c) To aovid Yll
(d) To wait for Captain York

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Driscoll feel it is imperative to oxygenate the atmosphere of Mars?

2. Which of the following is the correct order of people that colonized Mars?

3. What do many of the Earthlings headed for Mars feel a need to escape?

4. Which of the following characters believes he is the last human being left on Mars?

5. What destroys the central computer?

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