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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 device does Rikki Stormgren take with him on board the invaders' ship?
(a) A recording device to eavesdrop on the aliens' discussions.
(b) A homing beacon to monitor the whereabouts of Karellen.
(c) An x-ray device for looking behind the on-board screen.
(d) A camera for taking a photograph of Karellen.

2. What is the name of the boat sighted off the shore of the Pacific island launch site?
(a) James Forrestal.
(b) Andrea Dorea.
(c) New Leviathan.
(d) Black Pearl.

3. What is the result of people working less?
(a) People have more time for scientific research.
(b) People have more time to devote to family.
(c) People have more time for leisure.
(d) People have become atrophied.

4. Who is the American scientist introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) Reinhold.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Von Braun.

5. Why is Jan Rodricks generally unsatisfied?
(a) He doesn't like the scientific boundaries placed on humans by the invaders.
(b) He has romantic ideas about love.
(c) He had his heart broken by Rosita Tsien.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reporter ask Rikki Stormgren 50 years after his final encounter with Karellen?

2. What message does Karellen give Pieter Van Ryberg after Van Ryberg shares information about Rikki Stormgren's abduction?

3. After the aliens have established their rule on Earth, what evidence is seen of their influence?

4. What is true about Earth in the 21st century?

5. Why do some humans still work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Alexander Wainwright believe the Overlords are waiting for before revealing themselves?

4. Who is Pieter Van Ryberg, and what does he do after Rikki Stormgren's disappearance?

5. Who is Karellen, and what does he state is his intention for occupying Earth?

6. What group kidnaps Rikki Stormgren, and for what reason?

7. How are George Greggson and Jean Morrel introduced in Chapter 7?

8. What happens during Rikki Stormgren's meeting with Karellen in Chapter 4?

9. Why are newspapers virtually obsolete in 2050?

10. Why are professional sports almost obsolete in 2050?

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