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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 2002: The Shore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain believe the Martians can teach the men?
(a) How to be humble and civilized
(b) How to rebuild a population base
(c) How to party and have fun
(d) How to build great buildings

2. What does Ylla do in a foreign tongue?
(a) Speaks
(b) Sings
(c) Reads
(d) Moans

3. How many days did Driscoll spend planting thousands of seeds?
(a) 30
(b) 50
(c) 10
(d) 5

4. What is the true name of the planet Mars according to the Martians?
(a) Tour
(b) Tyrr
(c) Mars
(d) AaT

5. Why does the woman singing on the stage run away frightened?
(a) She does not recognize the words she sang
(b) She is afraid of the people looking at her
(c) She does not know the other person on the stage
(d) She is afraid of the men who are approaching the stage

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the feeling of all of the Martians during this time of singing foreign tunes?

2. What season is it when the story opens?

3. Where does Wilder ask to have Spendor shot?

4. Which of the following descriptions does the author use to describe the construction crews?

5. What fills the Dead Sea during some seasons?

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