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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hathaway do to celebrate what he believes is his eminent rescue?
(a) Opens a bottle of wine
(b) Digs for archeological remains
(c) Sets the town of New New York on fire
(d) Prays at the graveyard

2. Why did the settlers who are now living on Mars decide to come to Mars?
(a) Travel and tourism
(b) Leave behind bigotry
(c) Right to freedom
(d) Escape criminal charges

3. Who did the Pioneers bring next to Mars?
(a) Government
(b) Workers
(c) Pioneers
(d) Elderly

4. What traps Tom?
(a) Memories
(b) Martians
(c) Women
(d) Men

5. How would you describe the feeling of all of the Martians during this time of singing foreign tunes?
(a) Full of cold fear
(b) Full of dreams
(c) Full of hot anger
(d) Full of resignation

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After what did the settlers name Spendor Hill?

3. What does Biggs do which angers Spendor significantly?

4. What term does the author use to describe the elderly?

5. Which of the following does Stendahl not blame for for the small laws which he feels prevent him from doing what he would like to do?

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