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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Professor Sullivan sad in Chapter 13?
(a) He knows he will never see Jan Rodricks again.
(b) He believes that Jan Rodricks should stay on Earth.
(c) He realizes he will not be able to do any more research on the aliens.
(d) He believes that he should be stowing away on the alien ship.

2. Charles Yan Sen compares the aliens' cultivation of Earth to:
(a) An anthropological experiment.
(b) Zookeeping.
(c) Human child-rearing practices.
(d) Raising puppies.

3. What does Jan Rodricks see has happened to the children of Earth?
(a) They have been scattered to all the continents of Earth.
(b) They all look identical.
(c) They have all been located together on one continent.
(d) They have taken on the appearance of the invaders.

4. What island do George Greggson and Jean Morrel visit?
(a) New Agribah.
(b) New Amsterdam.
(c) New Athens.
(d) New Albany.

5. What comes as a warning prior to the tsunami?
(a) A telepathic warning from the invaders.
(b) A television broadcast.
(c) A siren.
(d) Police going door-to-door.

6. Why is Karellen impressed with the whale display in Chapter 13?
(a) Because it is eerily lifelike.
(b) There are no animals the size of a whale on Karellen's home planet.
(c) Because it is more easily transported than a real whale.
(d) Because a whale is evidence of evolution.

7. What do the aliens do with Jan Rodricks?
(a) Leave him in charge of their base.
(b) Make him part of the new race.
(c) Return for him after he has recorded the activities of the new race.
(d) Take him with them back to their home planet.

8. What happens to the Earth?
(a) It burns.
(b) It is covered totally by water.
(c) It is reborn.
(d) It disintegrates.

9. Who is Thanthalteresco?
(a) The inspector.
(b) The enforcer.
(c) The peacekeeper.
(d) The professor.

10. What does Rashaverak suggest that George Greggson and Jean Morrel do as their children begin to change in mental and physical abilities?
(a) Ask the children to teach their parents the same abilities.
(b) Spend as much time with their children as possible.
(c) Move their family to an island of the invaders' choosing.
(d) Hide their children from the crisis that is to come.

11. Whom does George Greggson believe saves his eldest son from the tsunami?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) The invaders.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Coast Guard.

12. What happens to the island of Athens?
(a) It turns into an active volcano.
(b) It is destroyed by the aliens.
(c) All of its inhabitants evacuate, leaving it abandoned.
(d) The island sinks into the sea like the legendary Atlantis.

13. Why do the invaders plan to return Jan Rodricks to Earth?
(a) Because conditions on the alien planet would be too uncomfortable for him.
(b) Because they want him to act as ambassador.
(c) Because he is too hostile to the invaders.
(d) Because he is discovered to have a disease the invaders cannot treat.

14. What does Thanthalteresco call George Greggson's oldest son?
(a) Subject Infinity.
(b) Subject Hero.
(c) Subject Zero.
(d) Subject One.

15. What do George Greggson and Jean Morrel see Jeffrey Greggson doing as the invaders take action with the children in Chapter 21?
(a) Escaping from the aliens.
(b) Being carried by Karellen.
(c) Boarding the ship.
(d) Carrying his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karellen explain the invaders' motives for occupying Earth?

2. Who is the founder of the community on the island compared to?

3. How does Karellen reveal that Jan Rodricks was a stowaway on the alien ship?

4. What is unique about the island George Greggson and Jean Morrel visit?

5. What does Jan Rodricks see in the museum he visits?

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