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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 do Rikki Stormgren and Pierre Duval meet to discuss Stormgren's findings on board the alien ship?
(a) The Freedom League.
(b) League of Nations.
(c) Stormgren's Office.
(d) Science Bureau.

2. How is the leader of the extremist group described?
(a) A younger man with blue eyes and a Polish accent.
(b) A balding man with brown eyes and a Chinese accent.
(c) An elderly man with gray eyes and a Welsh accent.
(d) An elderly man who walks with a cane and has a Russian accent.

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

4. What happens when Rikki Stormgren doesn't show up for work?
(a) Pieter Van Ryberg learns that Rikki Stormgren has defected to Russia.
(b) Pieter Pieter Van Ryberg becomes acting Secretary-General of the U.N.
(c) Pieter Van Ryberg is given a private meeting with the head of the invaders.
(d) The invaders say they have taken Rikki Stormgren into custody.

5. What is the name of the colonel from Technical Intelligence?
(a) Sandmeyer.
(b) Lindsley.
(c) North.
(d) Hathi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the alien ship located in Chapter 5?

2. What does Rikki Stormgren believe about the two races, humans and Overlords?

3. What does Professor Sullivan agree to help Jan Rodricks do?

4. What does the fax Rikki Stormgren receives from the Freedom League say?

5. What is the global language of Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are newspapers virtually obsolete in 2050?

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

3. What is the difference between the Eastern media and Western media concerning the Overlords' rule?

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

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

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

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

8. Who are the Overlords, and where are they found at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

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