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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 many levels of his being does Michael control?

2. What does Jill think when Michael expresses his curiosity?

3. What did Gillian unknowingly do when she accepted a drink from Michael?

4. How did the human baby return to Earth?

5. How does Michael appear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jill meet up with Jubal and what does she do with Michael?

3. What does Ben plan to do about Michael?

4. What happens when Madame Alexandra Vesant tries to cast Michael's chart and what does she say?

5. What is Michael curious about after watching the Fosterites on television and what does Jubal find out?

6. Who does Secretary General Douglas talk to about Michael being missing and why is he reluctant to do that?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Martians are not human, nor can they ever be due to their detached sexuality. This could mean that if they ever get around to grokking humans, the Martians may decide that the universe is better off without us, a theme sometimes thought of in our own society.

1. What reasons do you think the Martians might find to kill off the human race? Use examples from the book and your life to support your position.

2. You are a Martian and a member of the council deciding on the fate of humans. Write an essay convincing the other members the human race is worth saving.

3. Do you believe two alien races, who are as different from each other as the "Martians" and humans could ever understand each other? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Michael's body has not developed the strength to cope with the higher gravity and air pressure on Earth.

1. Imagine you are moved to a planet which is larger than Earth and you could not move well or breath well. How would that feel? How would you cope with the problems?

2. One situation on Earth that could come close to Michael's physical situation when he first comes to Earth is someone who has been paralyzed in an accident. How do you think you would react to such a situation? Would you want to live in a wheelchair? Who would you turn to for help?

3. If you were put into a situation where it was difficult for you to move or breath one of your feelings might be powerlessness. How would you cope with feeling that way? Do you think you would be powerless in that situation? How would you feel if most of the actions we take for granted as whole bodied had to suddenly be done by someone else?

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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