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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 long did the Martians raise the human baby?

2. Why does Michael need a water bed when he first comes to earth?

3. Why does Ben demand to see Michael?

4. What disgusts Duke about Michael?

5. How did the human baby return to Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben ask Jill to do at the hospital and how does she do it?

2. What does Duke brag about in relation to Michael and what does Jubal tell him?

3. What does Michael say about his ability to make things disappear?

4. What does Ben do with a tape of Michael's room and what is on it?

5. Who went to Mars 25 years before the beginning of this book and what happened to them?

6. What happens to Ben after he leaves the hospital?

7. What has Michael curious about Jill and what does she do?

8. What does Ben plan to do about Michael?

9. What happens when the police come to Jubal's?

10. How does Jubal feel about Michael's abilities and what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael reads very quickly, and Jubal's house contains plenty of reading material, but Jill must guide him through the simple conventions of society.

1. What do you think Michael will need to learn in order to live on earth?

2. Do you think it is necessary for Michael to learn to be human? Why or why not?

3. Michael is 25-years-old and studies seem to suggest that by that age most people are incapable of any large changes in how they think, believe, behave, etc. Do you think that is true? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Michael's display of power with the police is amazing. He can make people disappear. What if a human being had not only superhuman powers but also superhuman ethics?

1. Do you think anyone should be able to have the power Michael has displayed? Why or why not?

2. What would be the difference in a situation with Michael having super type powers between whether he was a good man or a criminal?

3. What would you do if you had Michael's powers?

Essay Topic 3

Tromp insists that Michael not only needs time to adjust physically but mentally and emotionally too.

1. Write a brief description on how you think you might feel if you were raised by non-humans and were suddenly pushed into human culture.

2. What kinds of emotional and mental adjusting do you think Michael needs? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

3. Do you think it is realistic to believe Michael could adapt to human society given his age when he first encounters it? Explain your answer and use examples from the book to support it.

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