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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. What does Rupert Boyce say Professor Sullivan will do?
(a) Deliver a hippo and a rhino to the invaders.
(b) Deliver a camel and a kangaroo to the invaders.
(c) Deliver a platypus and a wombat to the invaders.
(d) Deliver a sperm whale and a giant squid to the invaders.

2. What is the name of the space shuttle being launched in Chapter 1?
(a) Challenger.
(b) Atlantis.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Columbia.

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

4. Who is the scientist responsible for the Russian space launch?
(a) Konrad Schneider.
(b) Vladimir Lenin.
(c) Nikita Marx.
(d) Oskar Schindler.

5. What does Karellen do to the extremists when Karellen helps Rikki Stormgren escape?
(a) Erases their memories.
(b) Puts them in a state of temporary paralysis.
(c) Transports them to the alien ship.
(d) Causes them to go temporarily blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose do the alien ships on or around Earth serve?

2. Why are newspapers of little value?

3. How do the aliens deal with Earth's gravity?

4. Why does Rupert Boyce hold special interest for the aliens?

5. What does Karellen look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the arrival of the Overlords do to religion?

2. What game does Rupert Boyce play with his remaining guests, and why?

3. Who is Pierre Duval, and what is his significance in the story?

4. What do Jan Rodricks and Rupert Boyce discuss while examining a stuffed elephant at Boyce's home, and why is Rodricks hesitant about telling Boyce the location of the Overlords' planet?

5. List at least two facts about each of Jan Rodricks' parents. How have his parents influenced who he is?

6. How does Rupert Boyce explain the presence of an Overlord, Rashaverak, at his party?

7. What does Jan Rodricks ask Professor Sullivan to help him do, and what is Sullivan's response?

8. Rikki Stormgren triggers an x-ray device on board the Overlords' ship. Why does Stormgren bring the device on board, and what does the x-ray reveal?

9. Why are professional sports almost obsolete in 2050?

10. What biblical story does Jan Rodricks refer to in his letter to his sister, and why is that significant?

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