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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. Which insect does the author use to describe the rockets landing on Mars?
(a) Locusts
(b) Flies
(c) Bees
(d) Maggots
2. What does Muhe try to explain to Gomez?
(a) That stars are the key to the universe
(b) That the Martian race is not dead
(c) How to build a praying mantis machine
(d) How to drink the wine from the canals
3. What does Mr. Xxx declare Williams?
(a) An earthling
(b) Non-curable
(c) A excellent skilled Martian
(d) Sane
4. Why does Ylla agree to stay home?
(a) To make Yll happy and avoid a fight
(b) To aovid Yll
(c) To wait for Captain York
(d) To entertain a guest
5. Why does Ylla's husband say that it is impossible for individuals to live on Earth?
(a) Too much heat
(b) Too far away
(c) Too much cold
(d) Too much oxygen
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Driscoll given to help him plant seeds across Mars?
2. Who is Pritchard?
3. What does Ylla's husband use to take them to town?
4. Where does the fourth expedition to Mars land?
5. What sport are the children engaging in during January of 1999?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the cities built on Mars.
2. How does Mr. Xxx feel about his own belief system and what choices would he make because of it?
3. What is different about the first wave of men from America and the second wave of men from America?
4. In what way is Muhe's name alone a suggestion of a different time reference?
5. How do the Martians feel about about the strange happenings?
6. What is the purpose of this very short chapter and how is it important for the reader?
7. How can the reader infer that a second expedition will be happening soon?
8. Why do the inhabitants refer to this time as "Rocket Summer"?
9. Why does Spendor, an Earthling, kill all of the members of his crew?
10. What do the rockets do to the planet that causes significant trauma to the planet?
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