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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. Who is the friend of Hiroko that hates terraforming?
(a) The Writer.
(b) The Coyote.
(c) The Preacher.
(d) The Rover.

2. Whose followers discuss social progress as a fight against governmental intervention?
(a) Arkady.
(b) Drake.
(c) Zeyk.
(d) Susannah.

3. If aging treatments are given to everyone, what happens to the world?
(a) It becomes generic.
(b) It becomes overgrown.
(c) It becomes fearsome.
(d) It becomes overpopulated.

4. Where does John go to receive a physical exam?
(a) Acheron.
(b) New Moon.
(c) Bradbury.
(d) Daily Planet.

5. Who is Ann relieved to see when the group is reunited with the missing colonists at the end of the book?
(a) Jan.
(b) James.
(c) Simon.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears on Arkady's screen and demands surrender?

2. Cairo is overrun with _____ when Nadia and her team arrive after visiting the crater.

3. Who is beside herself/himself in grief at the death of a lover in the final chapter?

4. Who is Ann's lover?

5. What group is blocking communications while Nadia tries to repair water mains?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank negotiate for the treaty on Mars, and how do Maya and others respond to his efforts?

2. How is Ann reunited with her son?

3. On the fourteenth day of the revolution, why does Arkady's arm go up in flames?

4. What does Frank learn from meeting the miners from Florida?

5. How does Frank disappear, trying to save his companions?

6. What is the significance of the stone eye teeth?

7. Why does John have conflicting feelings about terraforming and transnationals?

8. How does it does become clear that the terraforming effort is not working as planned, affecting Mars in destructive ways?

9. After Frank's office is flooded with immigrants, why does he decide to go to Phyllis for help?

10. What does John's role as a strong figure in the revolution give hope for?

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