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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 can Michael do to his metabolism?

2. Where does Jubal Hershaw live?

3. What does Mrs. Douglas want done for Michael?

4. What happens to Ben when the taxi locks him inside?

5. Who gave birth on Mars before this book began?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the book say about human behavior and reproduction?

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

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

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

6. What does Gillian decide to do at the hospital one day and how does she do it?

7. How many levels of his being can Michael control and what does he do in a dormant state?

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

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

10. Why does Ben want to meet Jill secretly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Legally Ben can do nothing but report the news and write op-ed pieces for the paper. His aggressive attempt to see the Man from Mars results in nothing conclusive and only serves to bring attention to himself from an untrustworthy government.

1. What do you think people can do if a government is not honest? Use examples from the book and/or from real life in the 21st century.

2. Why do you think reporters risk their lives to obtain a story? Use an example from life today to support your position.

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