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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the reader infer will be soon to follow on Mars as they are rebuilding a near replica of Earth?
(a) A new start with only the promised changes from Earth
(b) Desire for more people to move to Mars
(c) Same limitations of Earth
(d) Same turmoil that the Martians experienced

2. Which insect does the author use to describe the rockets landing on Mars?
(a) Maggots
(b) Flies
(c) Locusts
(d) Bees

3. What do the carpenters begin doing on Mars?
(a) Making wooden structures to hold the Martians
(b) Demolishing Martian structures
(c) Building foundations for the Martian homes
(d) Building towns that look like those on Earth

4. Where were Williams and his crew members placed?
(a) Space institute
(b) Jail
(c) Asylum
(d) Hospital

5. What does Ylla do in a foreign tongue?
(a) Moans
(b) Sings
(c) Speaks
(d) Reads

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

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

8. Who was the leader of the third expedition?
(a) Williams
(b) Black
(c) Pritchard
(d) York

9. What is the true name of the planet Mars according to the Martians?
(a) Tour
(b) AaT
(c) Tyrr
(d) Mars

10. How many people moved to Mars from Earth?
(a) 90,000
(b) 9,000
(c) 900,000
(d) 900

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

12. What does the captain believe the Martians can teach the men?
(a) How to rebuild a population base
(b) How to party and have fun
(c) How to be humble and civilized
(d) How to build great buildings

13. Which adjectives describe how Spendor thinks the first night should be spent?
(a) Loud and rowdy
(b) Spiritual and reflective
(c) Quiet and reflective
(d) Relaxed and calm

14. What did the women do to help make the Martian towns seem more like home?
(a) Pollute them
(b) Paint them
(c) Decorate them
(d) Destroy all things Martian

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Driscoll doing when he first begins to feel the rain?

2. What fills the Dead Sea during some seasons?

3. How do the first settlers feel as the begin to colonize Mars?

4. Which group seems to be most affected by the happenings on Mars?

5. When was this novel written?

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