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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. How long did it take for Kreton to reach Earth?
(a) A day.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

2. What is above the television in the study?
(a) A spaceship.
(b) A plant.
(c) A globe.
(d) A lamp.

3. In what year was Kreton expecting to land?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1661.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1761.

4. What type of trip does Kreton say the trip to Earth was?
(a) A business trip.
(b) A pleasure trip.
(c) A social trip.
(d) An educational trip.

5. What does Kreton note he has decided he will do to the world?
(a) Erase it.
(b) Love it.
(c) Take charge of it.
(d) Blow it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Kreton use to describe hydrogen?

2. How do Tom Powers and Roger know one another?

3. What does Powers admit he thinks Kreton is?

4. What does Roger report he needs to leave the house?

5. What piece of equipment does Powers ask about in terms of the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kreton view his race as superior?

2. Aside from the politics of war, what does Powers complain will suffer as a result of this war?

3. Based on Kreton's comments to Powers about the impending war, does Kreton really plan to win for the United States quickly?

4. What are the limitations placed on the Speldings as a result of Kreton's presence?

5. Explain Powers' complaint at the beginning of the play in terms of what he has been given as responsibility, and who he blames for the change.

6. Kreton states he envies humans for being imperfect. Why do you think he says that?

7. What happens when Powers threatens to take Kreton's ship apart?

8. What happened when Conrad and Ellen tried to check into a hotel?

9. The book makes reference to Ellen as playing Joan of Arc. What is meant by this?

10. Was Kreton an evil character? Why or why not?

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