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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. What does William say was the downfall of Earth?

2. How long have many of the settlers lived on Mars at this time?

3. Where does William show the family Martians?

4. What do the two men discussing the war believe will happen to the people who are living on Mars?

5. What happens to the McClellans' house at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Teece see as a victory at the end of the chapter even though the blacks had gotten into the rockets and have left Earth?

2. Describe how Genevieve appears to Gripp the first time he sees her and how does this compare to his imagination?

3. Why does Walter Gripp suddenly try calling the largest beauty salon on Mars?

4. What is ironic about the way the real Garrett and the house itself are destroyed? What does Stendahl tell Garrett about his demise?

5. Why does Hathaway believe he and his family are going to be rescued and how long as he been waiting to be rescued?

6. What causes the destruction of the house and how does the house react?

7. How does Timothy recognize that his family is not really on a vacation?

8. What two events surprise Wilder while he is at Hathaway's home after he has landed his rocket?

9. What does the family do to keep warm on its first night on Mars and what does it symbolize?

10. Why does Teece want the townsfolk to call the governor when he sees the black men and women heading toward the rockets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the idea of belief systems rearranged and changed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the novel to show the changes as they occur throughout the novel.

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

Atomic war is portrayed in this novel. Describe how it is portrayed, then make a realization as to your own personal belief as to the presence of atomic and nuclear weapons in modern society.

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