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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 is unique about the island George Greggson and Jean Morrel visit?
(a) It is a colony made up of artists.
(b) It is a colony made up of zoologists.
(c) It is a colony made up of astronomers.
(d) It is a colony made up of professors.

2. What happens to the Earth?
(a) It burns.
(b) It disintegrates.
(c) It is covered totally by water.
(d) It is reborn.

3. According to Karellen, what will humans develop?
(a) Telepathic abilities.
(b) A form of energy the higher power can feed from.
(c) Immortality.
(d) The ability to travel at warp speed.

4. What does Rashaverak suggest that George Greggson and Jean Morrel do as their children begin to change in mental and physical abilities?
(a) Move their family to an island of the invaders' choosing.
(b) Spend as much time with their children as possible.
(c) Ask the children to teach their parents the same abilities.
(d) Hide their children from the crisis that is to come.

5. What does Vindarten do with Jan Rodricks?
(a) Explains the invaders' true purpose for visiting Earth.
(b) Plants his own thoughts in Jan Rodricks' mind.
(c) Tours the planet with him.
(d) Shows Jan Rodricks the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does George Greggson believe saves his eldest son from the tsunami?

2. What is the name of George Greggson's oldest son's dog?

3. What is the name of the inactive volcano on the island?

4. Who is the founder of the community on the island compared to?

5. What are the children involved in that lasts almost a year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain George Greggson's observations and feelings at the beginning of Chapter 21.

2. Explain the nature of Jeffrey Greggson's dreams as revealed in Chapter 18 and how the Overlords evaluate what is happening to him.

3. Why is Karellen sad at the end of the novel?

4. Why are George Greggson and Jean Morrel spending more time with their children in Chapter 19?

5. Why do George Greggson and Jean Morrel move to New Athens? Describe their adjustment to their new home.

6. What is significant about the results of the tsunami on George Greggson's family?

7. What does Jan Rodricks observe after the Overlords depart and leave him as the last person on Earth, and what does he wonder about the Overlords and his role at the end?

8. Describe Jan Rodricks' activities during his stay on Carina. How does he feel about his visit?

9. What does Karellen reveal during his weekly press conference in Chapter 14, and how does he justify the Overlords' actions based on their revelation during the conference?

10. How does Jan Rodricks respond when approaching Earth on his return, and why?

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