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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cities are constructed on Mars?

2. Who does Ylla dream of?

3. What happens when Williams and his crew arrive at the House and introduce themselves?

4. What fills the Dead Sea during some seasons?

5. What does Ylla sleep upon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the theme of this chapter?

2. How does this chapter show that Spendor's assumptions about the Earthlings ruining Mars was coming true?

3. Why is Ylla K unhappy in her marriage?

4. How can the reader infer that a second expedition will be happening soon?

5. How do Gomez and Muhe communicate and what do they realize about their attempt to converse?

6. How would you describe the plot line for this first chapter of the novel?

7. Why does Spendor, an Earthling, kill all of the members of his crew?

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

9. Describe where Mr. and Mrs. K live.

10. What happens to the climate as the rocket launches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of disbelief developed throughout the novel? What key events throughout the novel support this theme? Why was there so much disbelief?

Essay Topic 2

Write a compare-and-contrast essay between the Martian world before the Earthlings arrived to Earth during the same time period. Use at least five comparisons and five contrasts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that describes the consequences of the invasion of Mars by the Earthlings. How do you feel about the invasion? Why do you feel this way?

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