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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Karellen meet with in his office in Chapter 9?
(a) Jan Rodricks.
(b) Rikki Stormgren.
(c) Rupert Boyce.
(d) Rashaverak.

2. How do the aliens deal with Earth's gravity?
(a) They wear weighted shoes.
(b) They wear weighted belts.
(c) They wear weighted uniforms.
(d) They wear antigravity devices.

3. Against what country do the invaders take direct action?
(a) Russia.
(b) Republic of the Congo.
(c) China.
(d) Republic of South Africa.

4. What happens to those invited on board the alien ship?
(a) They are beamed on board.
(b) They are executed.
(c) They are levitated on board.
(d) They are morphed into different beings.

5. To whom does Jan Rodricks write a farewell letter?
(a) His sister.
(b) George Greggson.
(c) Rupert Boyce.
(d) His mother-in-law.

6. What happens when Rikki Stormgren doesn't show up for work?
(a) The invaders say they have taken Rikki Stormgren into custody.
(b) Pieter Pieter Van Ryberg becomes acting Secretary-General of the U.N.
(c) Pieter Van Ryberg is given a private meeting with the head of the invaders.
(d) Pieter Van Ryberg learns that Rikki Stormgren has defected to Russia.

7. What does Karellen look like?
(a) A 9-foot tall human.
(b) The Egyptian god Ra.
(c) An octopus.
(d) Satan.

8. What does Chapter 5 introduce?
(a) The Gilded Age.
(b) The Age of Reason.
(c) The Golden Age.
(d) The Age of Aquarius.

9. Who is the first person Rikki Stormgren meets after his abduction?
(a) Fred.
(b) Frank.
(c) Tom.
(d) Joe.

10. What does the reporter ask Rikki Stormgren 50 years after his final encounter with Karellen?
(a) The reporter asks if the invaders have accomplished all they set out to do.
(b) The reporter asks about the equipment Stormgren used to see Karellen.
(c) The reporter asks if Karellen has revealed his future plans.
(d) The reporter asks if the invaders are immortal.

11. What does Karellen give Rikki Stormgren after Stormgren's meeting with Pierre Duval?
(a) A copy of the original Declaration of Independence.
(b) A draft of the new World State's constitution.
(c) A written history of the aliens' work on Earth.
(d) A timeline displaying the invaders' plans for the next 100 years.

12. In his farewell letter, what does Jan Rodricks express frustration about?
(a) Being unsure of his next step.
(b) Being unable to discern the invaders' true motives.
(c) Being held hostage on Earth.
(d) Being unable to find the invaders' weak points.

13. Why are newspapers of little value?
(a) New technology has elimated paper and print.
(b) There are few newsworthy events to report.
(c) All world news comes from one biased source.
(d) The aliens control all news about humans.

14. Where is Rikki Stormgren being held captive?
(a) In the offices of the Freedom League.
(b) In an abandoned mine.
(c) In an abandoned missle silo.
(d) On the island of Taratura.

15. What type of books does Rupert Boyce collect?
(a) Books on animal husbandry.
(b) Science fiction books.
(c) Books on human behavior.
(d) Books on magic, telepathy, and other unexplained phenomena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships are actually present on or around Earth?

2. Who is Alexander Wainwright?

3. What does Jan Rodricks' mother do?

4. Where does the second half of Chapter 1 take place?

5. What group is reserved for the most important people on Earth?

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