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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to the McClellans?
(a) The moved to another Earth town
(b) They died
(c) They moved to Mars
(d) They are on the rocket on its way back from Mars

3. How does the Thomas family arrive on Mars?
(a) Military vehicle
(b) Government vehicle
(c) Martian car
(d) Family rocket

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

5. What animal were the robotic house cleaners designed after?
(a) Mouse
(b) Birds
(c) Cats
(d) Dogs

6. What happens to the Martian who continually shifts into the form of deceased loved ones or enemies?
(a) Dies
(b) Moves in with Lavinia's family
(c) Moves away
(d) Takes the form of Tom forever

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

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

9. What does Pikes substitute for Garrett after he is killed?
(a) Clone
(b) Actor
(c) Monkey
(d) Robot

10. 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

11. Which of the following major cities was reported to have been invaded by the Morse-code messages?
(a) Bejing
(b) Washington, DC
(c) Paris
(d) London

12. Which of the following is the correct order of people that colonized Mars?
(a) Pioneers, elderly, sophisticates, government, workers
(b) Pioneers, sophisticates, workers, government, elderly
(c) Pioneers, workers, sophisticates, government, elderly
(d) Pioneers, government, workers, elderly, sophisticates

13. What has killed most of the Martians?
(a) Fire
(b) Themselves (suicide)
(c) Chicken pox
(d) Rocket ships

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

15. What new category of people has begun to travel to Mars?
(a) Female
(b) Hispanic
(c) Elderly
(d) Children

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Selsor stay behind on Mars?

2. Why did the Thomas family tell people they were going to Mars?

3. After what do the settlers on Mars rename the Martian landscape?

4. Which continent was obliterated according to the messages?

5. Who made the prediction that Mars would become an altered planet by the new settlers?

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