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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 Jubal discover about Michael and religion?
2. What do the Martians call dying?
3. What causes alarm in one of Michael's observers?
4. What does Ben decide to do after he watches the interview on television?
5. What Christian practice does Jubal use to illustrate his point with Duke?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Douglas do after her talk with her husband?
2. What does Gillian decide to do at the hospital one day and how does she do it?
3. How does Jill meet up with Jubal and what does she do with Michael?
4. What happens when Madame Alexandra Vesant tries to cast Michael's chart and what does she say?
5. How does Jill get Michael out of the hospital and where do they go?
6. Who does Secretary General Douglas talk to about Michael being missing and why is he reluctant to do that?
7. What does Ben ask Jill to do at the hospital and how does she do it?
8. What happens to Ben after he leaves the hospital?
9. What does the book say about human behavior and reproduction?
10. What has Michael curious about Jill and what does she do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
To Michael and the Martians, no religion exists. Only the truth exists, and every Martian knows what this is. Religion has no word or concept on Mars.
1. Do you think the world would be different without religion? Why or why not?
2. Do you think the religion of a particular country is reflected in its culture? Why or why not?
3. If you were God looking at all the religions of the earth, what would you think? Use examples from history to illustrate your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In carnival slang, a blowout is an ending act that leaves the crowd impressed and willing to buy. Patty, with her extensive carnival experience, correctly identifies Michael's martyrdom as the quintessential blowout.
1. Why do you think Michael chose to end his life in this way? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Do you think the way Michael died will affect the church? How?
3. How did you feel about the way Michael's friends reacted to his death?
Essay Topic 3
Michael reads very quickly, and Jubal's house contains plenty of reading material, but Jill must guide him through the simple conventions of society.
1. What do you think Michael will need to learn in order to live on earth?
2. Do you think it is necessary for Michael to learn to be human? Why or why not?
3. Michael is 25-years-old and studies seem to suggest that by that age most people are incapable of any large changes in how they think, believe, behave, etc. Do you think that is true? Why or why not?
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