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

2. How many Martian cities were wiped out by the chicken pox?
(a) 4 out of 5
(b) 9 out of 10
(c) 1 out of 8
(d) 7 out of 8

3. Why does Ylla's husband say that it is impossible for individuals to live on Earth?
(a) Too much oxygen
(b) Too much cold
(c) Too far away
(d) Too much heat

4. Which word below describes what the boys realize about their game?
(a) It will go on forever
(b) It is disgusting
(c) It is limited
(d) It would be shameful to their parents

5. Mr. and Mrs. K are ____________.
(a) From Ohio
(b) From Pennsylvania
(c) From Illinois
(d) From Mars

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ylla dream of?

2. Where does Muhe indicate that Gomez is from?

3. Which of the following is the correct order of people that colonized Mars?

4. What does Ylla do in a foreign tongue?

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

(see the answer key)

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