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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the snow?
(a) Turns to rain
(b) Reaches blizzard proportions
(c) Comes down harder
(d) Turns to hail

3. Where are all of the settlers of Mars from so far?
(a) England
(b) Poor underdeveloped countries
(c) English speaking countries
(d) America

4. Where does Wilder ask to have Spendor shot?
(a) Leg
(b) Head
(c) Shoulder
(d) Chest

5. What type of relatives do crew members find in the town?
(a) Deceased
(b) Second or third cousins
(c) Elderly
(d) None

6. What was Driscoll given to help him plant seeds across Mars?
(a) Pick axe
(b) Motorcycle
(c) Shovel
(d) Garden hoe

7. What does Ylla sleep upon?
(a) Cushions
(b) Mists
(c) Wine
(d) Lava

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

9. How is Pritchard hauled away from the rocket?
(a) Asylum wagon
(b) Hearse
(c) Police wagon
(d) Straight jacket

10. How old is the house Mr. and Mrs. K live in?
(a) 100-century
(b) 1000-century
(c) 1-century
(d) 10-century

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

12. What changes after the rocket is launched?
(a) House conditions
(b) Climate
(c) Children's games
(d) Mother's actions

13. In what month and year is the colonization of Mars nearly complete?
(a) April 2002
(b) April 2003
(c) February 2002
(d) February 2003

14. What do the residents nickname the season?
(a) Rocket Summer
(b) Rocket Melt
(c) Rocket Winter
(d) Rocket Season

15. What is Driscoll doing when he first begins to feel the rain?
(a) Digging holes
(b) Planting trees
(c) Lying by the fire
(d) Riding his motorcycle

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman singing on the stage run away frightened?

2. Which insect does the author use to describe the rockets landing on Mars?

3. What does Biggs do which angers Spendor significantly?

4. What does Ylla use to cook the evening meal?

5. What dilemma do Williams and his crew face?

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