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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 2005: The Old Ones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made up the first waves of settlers to Mars?
(a) Married couples
(b) Women
(c) Men
(d) Singles only

2. What do the students make while playing their game?
(a) Music
(b) Photos
(c) Ashes
(d) Fire

3. In what year does the book open?
(a) 2001
(b) 1999
(c) 2000
(d) 1998

4. Which of the following descriptions does the author use to describe the construction crews?
(a) Termite infestations
(b) T-rex dinosaurs
(c) Plague carrying monsters
(d) Steel-toothed carnivores

5. What does Biggs do which angers Spendor significantly?
(a) Smokes and drinks and becomes more rowdy
(b) Drops empty bottles in the canal
(c) Making fun of the Martians
(d) Attacking his fellow crew mates

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Black believe the Martians used to project images into reality?

2. What type of relatives do crew members find in the town?

3. What do the children recite?

4. What do many of the Earthlings headed for Mars feel a need to escape?

5. Who leads the second Mars expedition?

(see the answer key)

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