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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 2005: The Off Season.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Martians communicate with the Earthlings?
(a) Through gestures and signs
(b) Through song
(c) Telepathy
(d) Orally

2. What does William Stendahl hope to recreate on Mars?
(a) Washington monument
(b) White House
(c) House of Usher
(d) Edgar Allen Poe's personal home

3. Which of the following terms best describes the dreams experienced during August of 1999?
(a) Foreboding
(b) Surprising
(c) Enlightening
(d) Reassuring

4. The second waves constitute people that are from ______________.
(a) Small towns
(b) Farming communities
(c) Suburbs
(d) Cities

5. What season is it when the story opens?
(a) Fall
(b) Spring
(c) Summer
(d) Winter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit the explorers the next morning?

2. Where does Wilder ask to have Spendor shot?

3. Where did the war tthat Father Peregrine discussed with the proprietor of the luggage store take place?

4. Which word below describes what the boys realize about their game?

5. Why does Ylla agree to stay home?

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