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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ransom K. Fern?
(a) The president of Malachi's company.
(b) The banker in charge of Malachi's accounts.
(c) The butler at the Rumfoord estate.
(d) The helicopter pilot.

2. Which fellow soldier overhears Unk's mutterings while he is cleaning his rifle in the barracks?
(a) Brackman.
(b) Boaz.
(c) Stony.
(d) Salo.

3. What is the reaction of Unk's commanding officer when Unk carries out his orders?
(a) The commanding officer slaps Unk.
(b) The commanding officer arrests Unk.
(c) The commanding officer salutes Unk.
(d) The commanding officer winks at Unk.

4. At the end of his multi-day party, what does Malachi give to each of the women at his party?
(a) An oil well.
(b) An emerald ring.
(c) A diamond bracelet.
(d) A new car.

5. What punishment does Boaz receive for encouraging Unk in the barracks?
(a) Latrine duty.
(b) Trash duty.
(c) Kitchen duty.
(d) Solitary confinement.

6. Which flag is flying in front of Unk's barracks?
(a) Canada's flag.
(b) France's flag.
(c) The Russian flag.
(d) The United States' flag.

7. What sound do the soldiers march to?
(a) A cymbal.
(b) A brass bugle.
(c) A snare drum.
(d) A marching song.

8. What other facet of Martian life - aside from the sky - seems wrong to Unk?
(a) Unk is always tired.
(b) Unk is always awake.
(c) Unk is always hot.
(d) Unk is always cold.

9. Where do the materializations take place?
(a) In an old church in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
(b) At an abandoned school in Providence, Rhode Island.
(c) At an estate in Newport, Rhode Island.
(d) In the City of Phoebe on the planet Mars.

10. How long has Salo been stranded on Titan?
(a) 200,000 years.
(b) 2,000 years.
(c) 100,000 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

11. Where does Winston tell Malachi that he will live in the future?
(a) On Earth, then Mercury, then Titan, and then Mars.
(b) On Mercury, then Earth, then Mars, and then Titan.
(c) On Mars, then Mercury, then Earth, and then Titan.
(d) On Titan, then Mercury, then Mars, and then Earth.

12. How do the company commanders control their troops?
(a) Through rigorous training.
(b) Through hand signals.
(c) Through implanted antennas.
(d) Through hypnosis.

13. Where did Noel get his investment advice from?
(a) His dreams.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Merrill Lynch.
(d) The investor down the hall.

14. There has only been one materialization in which a spectator was invited to witness the event. Since this particular materialization, what has Beatrice done?
(a) Purchased a wedding dress.
(b) Destroyed the rocket ship.
(c) Tried to assassinate Malachi.
(d) Purchased numerous shares of Galactic Spacecraft.

15. What object does Boaz carry in his right front trouser pocket?
(a) A Swiss Army knife.
(b) A key car.
(c) A small control box.
(d) A good luck charm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice purchase just in case she is ever in Malachi's presence?

2. Unk's rifle is a vintage model. From which war is his gun?

3. What does Winston reveal to Beatrice about her future life?

4. What does Unk find behind Barrack Twelve?

5. Who is the bound man searching the group of soldiers for?

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