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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. Mr. and Mrs. K are ____________.
(a) From Illinois
(b) From Pennsylvania
(c) From Ohio
(d) From Mars

2. Who was the leader of the third expedition?
(a) Pritchard
(b) York
(c) Black
(d) Williams

3. Which current meteorological term could be used to describe the climate changes experienced during January of 1999?
(a) Blizzard
(b) Global warming
(c) Flooding
(d) Seasonal Interlude

4. How would you describe the feeling of all of the Martians during this time of singing foreign tunes?
(a) Full of cold fear
(b) Full of dreams
(c) Full of hot anger
(d) Full of resignation

5. Why does Ylla's husband say that it is impossible for individuals to live on Earth?
(a) Too much cold
(b) Too much oxygen
(c) Too much heat
(d) Too far away

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ylla dream of?

2. Who made up the first waves of settlers to Mars?

3. Where is the ship to land according to Ylla?

4. What is Pritchard afraid of?

5. Which insect does the author use to describe the rockets landing on Mars?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cities built on Mars.

2. What is the reader left to infer that the author is referencing by using the term 'green star'?

3. Why does Yll continue to become more and more annoyed with his wife, Ylla?

4. Why does Black find that many of his crew members are abandoning the rocket ship?

5. What does Pritchard's arrest represent as well as his reaction to the arrest?

6. How does Yll take care of the problem of Captain York?

7. Why is Ylla K unhappy in her marriage?

8. How do the Martians feel about about the strange happenings?

9. What does the character of Pritchard represent in American society?

10. What disease did the Earthlings bring to Mars which killed the Martians, and how did the disease affect the Martians?

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