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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 Jubal have Michael do with the Martian anthem plays?

2. Who meets Michael and the others at the door to the church?

3. What does Ben do with Michael?

4. How did Foster die?

5. What does Jubal do to prepare for the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the agreement between Michael, Jubal and Secretary Douglas?

2. What does Michael see on the way to D.C. and how does he respond? What does Jill do with him?

3. What does Michael learn about money and what does he do with some of his?

4. What does Jubal tell Secretary Douglas about Michael and what does Douglas do with his forces?

5. What does Jubal say about Michael owning Mars?

6. Who meets Michael and the rest at the Fosterite church and what does Michael do with the slot machines?

7. What does Bishop Digby do at the church service and afterwards and what does Michael do?

8. What does Jubal insist upon in order to meet with Douglas?

9. What do Jill and Michael do when they join a carnival and what happens with that?

10. What does Duke tell Ben about Michael's church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jubal Hershaw is a savvy and cantankerous old man with a heart of gold. He definitely barks but only bites those who deserve it. When Jill shows up with Michael, Jubal does not hesitate to invite them to stay, mostly because he finds the Man from Mars a very interesting subject in a world that has not interested him for a good many years.

1. What character traits are interesting about Jubal Hershaw? Would you like him if you met him in real life? Why or why not?

2. If you were in trouble who would you go, as Jill did, to Jubal Hershaw? Why would you go to that person? Would the person you would seek out for help resemble Jubal in any way?

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

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?

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