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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. Why did the Thomas family tell people they were going to Mars?
2. Which of the following could best describe how the planet Mars has changed?
3. What happens to the Martian who continually shifts into the form of deceased loved ones or enemies?
4. What has Mars become with the arrival of the elderly?
5. What does Hathaway do to celebrate what he believes is his eminent rescue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hathaway believe he and his family are going to be rescued and how long as he been waiting to be rescued?
2. What comes to Mars that many of the Earth people particularly left Earth to escape?
3. What does Teece see as a victory at the end of the chapter even though the blacks had gotten into the rockets and have left Earth?
4. How do the people on Earth send messages to the people on Mars and what message repeats constantly?
5. Describe how Genevieve appears to Gripp the first time he sees her and how does this compare to his imagination?
6. What do you think LaFarge hears in the backyard and why does he bolt the door and not explore the noise?
7. Why does Walter Gripp suddenly try calling the largest beauty salon on Mars?
8. Why do the owner of the luggage store and Father Peregrine believe that people will no longer be coming to Mars?
9. Why does LaFarge continually question Tom about his presence and what happens when he does?
10. What two events surprise Wilder while he is at Hathaway's home after he has landed his rocket?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the events within this novel are disturbing to the reader. Do you believe this was the intention of the author? Why or why not? Why would an author intentionally include disturbing events?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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