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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 does Jill tell Jubal about Ben?

2. What has Gillian become to Michael in the hospital room?

3. How does Jill go to meet Ben?

4. What does most of the Martian art involve?

5. What does Jill think about the interview on television with Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben do to try to get to talk to Michael and how does that turn out?

2. How do Martians reproduce?

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

4. What does Ben plan to do about Michael?

5. What does Jill tell Jubal about Ben and what does he do?

6. Why does Ben want to meet Jill secretly?

7. What does Mrs. Douglas do after her talk with her husband?

8. What does Ben tell Jill about Michael's financial state?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael's experience of seeing the Atlantic Ocean almost overwhelms him. The reason that water is used in ceremony on Mars is that the liquid is very scarce. Trying to fathom the immensity of an ocean is difficult for earthlings who have never experienced one, and a million times more difficult for Michael, who has not seen much more than a cup of water in his life.

1. What do you think it would be like to see something as rare as water on Mars? Use an example to support your statement.

2. When an item is in extreme abundance, it is not treated the same as rare items, e.g. gold versus water. Do you think the abundance of water on this planet contributes to humans polluting it? Why or why not?

3. What do you think would happen if the Martians discovered how much water is on Earth? Use your imagination.

Essay Topic 2

Jubal feels that English is the most powerful of languages, because it borrows from every conceivable source, while the others keep to strict rules or are controlled by a central language academy.

1. Discuss what you think this statement means.

2. Do you think a language is a reflection of culture? Why or why not?

3. If you chose to learn another language what would it be and why would you choose it?

Essay Topic 3

To Michael and the Martians, no religion exists. Only the truth exists, and every Martian knows what this is. Religion has no word or concept on Mars.

1. Do you think the world would be different without religion? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the religion of a particular country is reflected in its culture? Why or why not?

3. If you were God looking at all the religions of the earth, what would you think? Use examples from history to illustrate your answer.

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