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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 has Mars become with the arrival of the elderly?
(a) A generational society
(b) Overburdeoned
(c) A copy of Earth
(d) A microcosm of Martian society

2. In what month and year is the colonization of Mars nearly complete?
(a) February 2002
(b) February 2003
(c) April 2002
(d) April 2003

3. Which of the following does Stendahl not blame for for the small laws which he feels prevent him from doing what he would like to do?
(a) Political biases
(b) Unions
(c) Martians
(d) Religion

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

5. What changes after the rocket is launched?
(a) House conditions
(b) Mother's actions
(c) Children's games
(d) Climate

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of coats are the mothers in the chapter wearing?

2. Where does Walter Gripp live?

3. What is the true name of the planet Mars according to the Martians?

4. What does Sam Parkhill open on Mars that is the first of its kind?

5. What year does the woman claim it is when they arrive at the Marian town of 'Green Bluff'?

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