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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 Michael ultimately do about the police?

2. What has Michael decided to do about his life?

3. Who from the carnival becomes close friends with Jill and Michael?

4. What do Michael and Jill do in a carnival?

5. What do Ben and Jubal think are the most important issues to deal with in the meeting with Douglas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Fosterites say about Bishop Digby?

2. How does mail tfor Michael come, why does it need checked and what is one of the types of mail Michael receives that Jill doesn't like?

3. What does Jubal say about Michael owning Mars?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All human behavior, all human motivations, all man's hopes and fears, were heavily colored and largely controlled by mankind's tragic and oddly beautiful pattern of reproduction.

1. Why do you think human motivations and cultures would be so influenced by reproduction?

2. How do you think the animals on earth are influenced by reproduction?

3. If humans began to reproduce strictly by science how do you think that would change humanity?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Michael is so entirely superior to other humans that he could play God on Earth, but he prefers to teach that we are all God and can do what he does too if we learn Martian.

1. What kind of person do you think Michael's decision on how to use his power show him to be? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. There are many books and rumors that assert that some holy men in India have the powers that Michael has in this book. If this was true, why do you think so many people know about it?

3. If you met someone who had Michael's powers how would it affect you? Why?

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