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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 do when the police arrive?

2. When does Jubal gather the people in the house to make plans?

3. What did the crew of the Envoy leave Michael?

4. What does Ben say about Michael's financial state?

5. Who gave birth on Mars before this book began?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Martians reproduce?

2. Why does Ben want to meet Jill secretly?

3. What is Michael curious about after watching the Fosterites on television and what does Jubal find out?

4. What does Ben plan to do about Michael?

5. What does Duke brag about in relation to Michael and what does Jubal tell him?

6. How does Jill meet up with Jubal and what does she do with Michael?

7. What does it mean when Jill does as Michael insists?

8. Why did Captain Tromp take Michael to the medical center?

9. What has Michael curious about Jill and what does she do?

10. What does Gillian decide to do at the hospital one day and how does she do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The argument between Duke and Jubal gives Heinlein a platform from which to explore the attitudes of the American culture.

1. How do you think other cultures view American culture? Support your view with examples.

2. Have you ever been exposed to another culture? If so, what did you think about it? Use examples from your experience to illustrate your thoughts. If you've never been exposed to another culture would you like to go to another country? Why or why not?

3. Pretend you have met aliens from another world and they are following you around for a day. Explain your day to them as to someone who has never been on this world.

Essay Topic 2

All human behavior, all human motivations, all man's hopes and fears, were heavily colored and largely controlled by mankind's tragic and oddly beautiful pattern of reproduction.

1. Why do you think human motivations and cultures would be so influenced by reproduction?

2. How do you think the animals on earth are influenced by reproduction?

3. If humans began to reproduce strictly by science how do you think that would change humanity?

Essay Topic 3

Michael's church services are patterned after carnival acts but do include traditional symbolism from several theologies. The whole idea is to entertain and sell the church simultaneously, and the technique works.

1. What might be the similarities between Michael's church and some of the modern churches today?

2. Would you prefer a church that was more entertaining? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the people in America today would react if a church like Michael's became big news?

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