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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. Which of the following could best describe how the planet Mars has changed?

2. What happens at 9:00?

3. Where does Walter Gripp live?

4. With what does Sam threaten the Martian?

5. What term does the author use to describe the elderly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the boys when they return to their homes after playing the sick game with the dead Martians?

2. Why does Teece want the townsfolk to call the governor when he sees the black men and women heading toward the rockets?

3. What do you think LaFarge hears in the backyard and why does he bolt the door and not explore the noise?

4. How does the author let the reader know that the family that once lived in the autonomously run house has been killed in the atomic blast?

5. How is the role of mankind reversed in this chapter and what feelings are experienced by the people on Mars.

6. How do the people on Earth send messages to the people on Mars and what message repeats constantly?

7. Why do Sam and his wife escape into the sand ship and what leads them to return to their hotdog stand?

8. Describe how Genevieve appears to Gripp the first time he sees her and how does this compare to his imagination?

9. Describe the game the young Earth boys play that disturbs and disgusts the parents.

10. Why do you believe Father Peregrine purchases a new valise before he leaves the luggage store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the idea of belief systems rearranged and changed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the novel to show the changes as they occur throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Toward the end of the novel, many characters choose solitude over companionship. Why do you believe the characters make this choice? Can you ever see a time when you might make this choice? Explain your reasons.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the people that came to inhabit Mars never truly felt it was their home. Why is this the case? How does the author show this throughout the novel? Provide specific examples from the novel.

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