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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. Who is Pierre Duval?
(a) Head of the Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Head of National Security.
(c) Head of the League of Nations.
(d) Head of the Science Bureau.

2. What biblical story does Jan Rodricks refer to in his farewell letter?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) David and Goliath.
(c) The Good Samaritan.
(d) Jonah and the Whale.

3. What has happened to the countries of Earth?
(a) They are all united, but have kept their original names.
(b) Each one has been given autonomy over their people.
(c) Each country has an ambassador to the aliens.
(d) They have been divided into four geographic regions.

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

5. How does the leader of the invaders make first contact with the people of Earth?
(a) He guest hosts on "Saturday Night Live."
(b) He appears in a holographic image.
(c) He broadcasts over all radio stations worldwide.
(d) He appears on all television broadcasts worldwide.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Jan Rodricks write a farewell letter?

2. Who is the first person Rikki Stormgren meets after his abduction?

3. Where does Rupert Boyce live?

4. How does Pierre Duval conclude that Rikki Stormgren can see Karellen?

5. In what year does Chapter 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Karellen want two children to come inside the ship with him?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Who is Rikki Stormgren, and what is his role?

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

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

10. Why are newspapers virtually obsolete in 2050?

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