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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. What did Silly say that Teece remarked was a triumph for Teece himself?

2. What animal kills Garrett as he comes to investigate the House of Usher?

3. What ethnicity is fleeing Earth for Mars in this chapter?

4. What tragedy happened to LaFarge and his wife?

5. Which of the following does Stendahl not blame for for the small laws which he feels prevent him from doing what he would like to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the family do to keep warm on its first night on Mars and what does it symbolize?

2. What two events surprise Wilder while he is at Hathaway's home after he has landed his rocket?

3. Why does Walter Gripp suddenly try calling the largest beauty salon on Mars?

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

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

6. How does Timothy recognize that his family is not really on a vacation?

7. What is ironic about the way the real Garrett and the house itself are destroyed? What does Stendahl tell Garrett about his demise?

8. 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?

9. What leads Elma, Sam's wife, to tell him that it might be another million years until Sam has a customer at his hotdog stand?

10. Why do the owner of the luggage store and Father Peregrine believe that people will no longer be coming to Mars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the Martians such as Mrs. Ttt and Mr. Aaa represent in American society? Why do you believe this is this case? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of racism described in this novel? Do you believe the author is providing a realistic picture of racism by his descriptions within the chapter? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is the feeling of justice portrayed throughout the novel? Which characters leave the reader with a feeling of justice? How does the author convey this feeling to the reader?

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