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

2. What game does Jan Rodricks play with the guests at the party?
(a) Something similar to a Ouija board.
(b) Twenty Questions.
(c) Cranium.
(d) Charades.

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

4. What did Jan Rodricks' father do?
(a) He was a magician.
(b) He was a wrestler.
(c) He was a clown.
(d) He was a lounge singer.

5. What does an unnamed major country attempt to do to the invaders?
(a) Convince the invaders that Earth's atmosphere is toxic.
(b) Destroy one of the ships with laser technology.
(c) Infect one of the ships with viruses.
(d) Destroy one of the ships with an atomic bomb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are some people still unsatisfied with Utopia?

3. What common ailment or condition does Rikki Stormgren suffer from?

4. What truth is revealed about the alien spaceships?

5. What device does Rikki Stormgren take with him on board the invaders' ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the journalists and spectators waiting in anticipation at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

4. What is Karellen's philosophy about world order that he shares with Rikki Stormgren?

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

6. 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?

7. What does Jan Rodricks learn from his research in star catalogs, and what is the significance of his discovery?

8. What is so shocking about the Overlords' appearance as revealed in Chapter 5?

9. How do the Overlords intimidate humans with a ruse?

10. What frustrations does Jan Rodricks voice to his sister, Maia? Explain how he plans to deal with those frustrations.

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