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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What process was used to create John's son using his sperm?
(a) In vitro.
(b) Cohesive.
(c) Labile.
(d) Sterile.

2. Who realizes just how easy it is to sabotage Martian towns?
(a) Nadia.
(b) Sax.
(c) John.
(d) Arkady.

3. Cairo is overrun with _____ when Nadia and her team arrive after visiting the crater.
(a) Refugees.
(b) Fear.
(c) Lichen.
(d) Moss.

4. What do Maya and the rest of the traveling rover group discover is hidden inside a rock?
(a) A message.
(b) A jewel.
(c) An icon.
(d) A settlement.

5. In what basin does Nadia see a sea of ice and water?
(a) Hellman.
(b) Lee.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What forces increase their attacks on John, revealing that those forces are simply and arm of the governments and transnational corporations attempting to maintain a hold on the planet?

2. Who is on the treaty commission as a voting party?

3. Who appears on Arkady's screen and demands surrender?

4. What lost group visited the Arab colony that occupies a new transnational mining site?

5. In what kind of world does Arkady insist that money is not the primary goal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arkady's assertion that there are "guns under the table" foreshadow in the chapters after Part 5?

2. What is the significance of the stone eye teeth?

3. How does Frank negotiate for the treaty on Mars, and how do Maya and others respond to his efforts?

4. How does Phyllis's desire for money become apparent through her efforts on Mars?

5. What information is revealed about Hiroko through the notes left for Sax and for Ursula?

6. How is John revealed as a complex personality in Part 5?

7. How does Simon reveal himself to be a strong force when he gets angry with Ann?

8. How does Arkady explain the need for money, depending upon the kind of world one lives in?

9. How does Frank respond after learning the treaty has failed?

10. On the fourteenth day of the revolution, why does Arkady's arm go up in flames?

(see the answer keys)

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