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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teece tell Belter will happen to the rocket?
(a) It will land on a different planet from Mars
(b) He will shoot the rocket destroying it
(c) Explode on launch
(d) It will not ever take off as it does not have fuel

2. How far away does Gripp eventually drive away from Marlin Village?
(a) 100,000 miles
(b) 1,000,000 miles
(c) 10,000 miles
(d) 1,000 miles

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

4. After what did the settlers name Spendor Hill?
(a) Where Spendor's crew landed
(b) Where Spendor sat thinking about what to do
(c) Where Spendor killed his crew mates
(d) Where Spendor was killed by his captain

5. Which continent was obliterated according to the messages?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) Antarctica
(d) North America

6. What did Silly say that Teece remarked was a triumph for Teece himself?
(a) Mister
(b) Death to whites
(c) No more lynchings
(d) I'm leaving

7. How do the fathers punish the boys when they return home?
(a) Encourage them to continue to play the game
(b) Punish them with beatings
(c) Punish them using time out
(d) Praise them

8. What new portion of civilization does the author indicate has begun to settle on Mars?
(a) Non-American settlers
(b) Sophisticates
(c) Ethnicities
(d) Middle class

9. What do the two men discussing the war believe will happen to the people who are living on Mars?
(a) They will refuse to return to Earth
(b) They will return to Earth
(c) They will find another planet on which to hide
(d) They will all be killed

10. What news just reached Mars about Earth in this chapter?
(a) Earth has been destroyed
(b) Earth is going to war
(c) More people are relocating to Mars
(d) Mars is to be destroyed by those left on Earth

11. With what does Sam threaten the Martian?
(a) Turning him over to the authorities
(b) The disease
(c) A shotgun
(d) Death

12. How did Father Peregrine describe the fighting during the war in China when he was a boy?
(a) Unreal
(b) Insignificant
(c) Surprising
(d) Intense

13. What has Mars become with the arrival of the elderly?
(a) A copy of Earth
(b) A generational society
(c) A microcosm of Martian society
(d) Overburdeoned

14. Where did the war tthat Father Peregrine discussed with the proprietor of the luggage store take place?
(a) Germany
(b) China
(c) Spain
(d) France

15. What do the Martians present Sam with which makes Sam delirious with delight?
(a) Land deeds
(b) Sand ships
(c) Weapons
(d) Hot dog supplies

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does LaFarge and his wife find in their backyard one rainy night?

2. What new category of people has begun to travel to Mars?

3. Who does Sam demand leave his shop?

4. What does the word autonomously mean as it is used in the following sentence: The house is designed to function autonomously.

5. Where do the boys hike?

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