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

2. What does the American scientist see from the Pacific island?
(a) Russian submarines approaching the island.
(b) The launch of the Russian spacecraft.
(c) Shadows of the approaching alien ships.
(d) Russian troops storming the beaches.

3. What will happen on Earth while Jan Rodricks travels to the alien planet?
(a) Eighty minutes will have passed.
(b) Time will move backward.
(c) Eighty years will have passed.
(d) Time will stand still.

4. Where are George Greggson and Jean Morrel from?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Canada.

5. What truth is revealed about the alien spaceships?
(a) There was only one spaceship.
(b) The spaceships used warp drive to reach Earth.
(c) The spaceships were equipped with weapons that could destroy Earth.
(d) The spaceships were actually made on Earth eons earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are professional sports obsolete?

2. In Chapter 1, the United States and Russia are in a race to be the first to do what?

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

4. In his farewell letter, what does Jan Rodricks express frustration about?

5. What is the name of the Pacific island that is the shuttle launch site?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the adjustments the Overlords have to make to adapt to being on Earth?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the use of machines do to Earth culture after the Overlords establish Utopia?

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

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

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