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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 2005: The Off Season.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Martian cities were wiped out by the chicken pox?
(a) 1 out of 8
(b) 7 out of 8
(c) 4 out of 5
(d) 9 out of 10

2. In what month and year is the colonization of Mars nearly complete?
(a) February 2002
(b) February 2003
(c) April 2003
(d) April 2002

3. Why does the woman singing on the stage run away frightened?
(a) She is afraid of the men who are approaching the stage
(b) She does not know the other person on the stage
(c) She does not recognize the words she sang
(d) She is afraid of the people looking at her

4. Which emotion or feeling best describes the feeling of most of the Martians in August of 1999?
(a) Enlightenment
(b) Surprise
(c) Relief
(d) Terror

5. What does Muhe try to explain to Gomez?
(a) That the Martian race is not dead
(b) How to build a praying mantis machine
(c) How to drink the wine from the canals
(d) That stars are the key to the universe

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the reader infer will be soon to follow on Mars as they are rebuilding a near replica of Earth?

2. How many men constitute the crew of the third expedition?

3. How many days did Driscoll spend planting thousands of seeds?

4. What makes the sound which startles Gomez as he gets out of the car and watches the Martian night?

5. How is Pritchard hauled away from the rocket?

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