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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the first settlers feel as the begin to colonize Mars?
2. What is the true name of the planet Mars according to the Martians?
3. What type of background do most of the Americans come from who colonize Mars?
4. Who was the leader of the third expedition?
5. What can the reader infer will be soon to follow on Mars as they are rebuilding a near replica of Earth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the cities built on Mars.
2. Why do the inhabitants refer to this time as "Rocket Summer"?
3. What does Pritchard's arrest represent as well as his reaction to the arrest?
4. How can the reader infer that a second expedition will be happening soon?
5. How does Mr. Xxx feel about his own belief system and what choices would he make because of it?
6. How do Gomez and Muhe communicate and what do they realize about their attempt to converse?
7. How many cities were created and how did the women help to make them more homey?
8. How do the first settlers feel about their time on Mars and what happens to change this feeling?
9. What is the reader left to infer that the author is referencing by using the term 'green star'?
10. How does Yll take care of the problem of Captain York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a compare-and-contrast essay between the Martian world before the Earthlings arrived to Earth during the same time period. Use at least five comparisons and five contrasts.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the main plot line of the novel. What chapters are critical to providing key information to the overall plot line? Why do you believe these are the case?
Essay Topic 3
How does the colonization of Mars change throughout the novel? Do you believe the changes represent a circle? In what way or why not?
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