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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 2000: The Third Expedition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ylla dream of?
(a) An alien
(b) Her husband
(c) Her lover
(d) Her father

2. What is Pritchard afraid of?
(a) Space travel
(b) Martians
(c) Police
(d) Atomic war on Earth

3. What do the residents nickname the season?
(a) Rocket Winter
(b) Rocket Melt
(c) Rocket Summer
(d) Rocket Season

4. In what state does the story open?
(a) Ohio
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Illinois

5. What type of relatives do crew members find in the town?
(a) Second or third cousins
(b) Deceased
(c) Elderly
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. Which emotion or feeling best describes the feeling of most of the Martians in August of 1999?

2. How is Pritchard hauled away from the rocket?

3. What does Pritchard want to do?

4. What changes after the rocket is launched?

5. Which current meteorological term could be used to describe the climate changes experienced during January of 1999?

(see the answer key)

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