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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 Dr. Nelson find amazing about Michael?

2. To whom is Miriam engaged?

3. What is it about Jill when the police officers are there that bothers Michael?

4. Why did Michael have to learn about money?

5. What does Jubal tell Secretary Douglas when he calls him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Fosterites say about Bishop Digby?

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

3. What are some schools Michael attends, what is his job and finally how does he promote himself?

4. How does Jubal respond to Michael's actions with the police?

5. What news does Jubal give Ben when he visits after seeing Michaela and Jill's church?

6. What are some of the activities and images Michael uses in his church?

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

8. How does Michael feel about a police officer leaving the vehicle and what does he do?

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

10. What was in the note Douglas sent Jubal during Michael's speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael's church services are patterned after carnival acts but do include traditional symbolism from several theologies. The whole idea is to entertain and sell the church simultaneously, and the technique works.

1. What might be the similarities between Michael's church and some of the modern churches today?

2. Would you prefer a church that was more entertaining? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the people in America today would react if a church like Michael's became big news?

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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