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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. Who does Sam demand leave his shop?
(a) All workers from China and Mexico
(b) Father Peregrine
(c) A Martian
(d) Lavina and Tom

2. What color does the face of the Martian seem to be?
(a) Silver
(b) Red
(c) White
(d) Black

3. Which of the following characters offers to take Silly's place as a worker?
(a) Silly
(b) Belter
(c) Teece
(d) Grandpa Quartermain

4. Which term best describes the reasons Earthlings have for settling on Mars?
(a) Unique
(b) The same
(c) Surprising
(d) Varied

5. What is Pritchard afraid of?
(a) Police
(b) Space travel
(c) Atomic war on Earth
(d) Martians

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What destroyed many of the buildings and people in Allendale, California?

3. Where does Wilder ask to have Spendor shot?

4. What happens to many women that night?

5. How long have many of the settlers lived on Mars at this time?

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