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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Salo been stranded on Titan?
(a) Nearly 500,000 years.
(b) Nearly 200 years.
(c) Nearly half of a century.
(d) Nearly 200,000 years.

2. What is Bee's new occupation?
(a) She is a souvenir seller.
(b) She is an accountant.
(c) She is a church deacon.
(d) She is a prostitute.

3. Why does learning his real name have very little effect on Malachi?
(a) Because Malachi cannot remember his former life.
(b) Because Malachi is amazed to recognize Rumfoord.
(c) Because Malachi is looking forward to leaving Earth again.
(d) Because Malachi is astounded by his upcoming exile.

4. When do Boaz and Unk realize they are not on Earth?
(a) When the spacecraft first lands.
(b) When they see the crystal structures.
(c) When they see the harmoniums.
(d) When the explosion occurs.

5. What are, according to Rumfoord, Malachi Constant's three greatest sins?
(a) His decadence, his wealth, and his inability to help others.
(b) His immorality, his wealth, and his belief in his own good luck.
(c) His decadence, his immorality, and his belief in his own good luck.
(d) His wealth, immorality, and his inability to help others.

6. Where does the Martian Imperial Commando unit land?
(a) In Russia.
(b) On the Earth's moon.
(c) In the United States.
(d) On Titan.

7. How will the new faith's followers be informed that their expected miracle has occurred?
(a) The Reverend will shine a light into the sky.
(b) The Reverend will tell the paper.
(c) The Reverend will ring a bell.
(d) The Reverend will yell for all to come near.

8. When Rumfoord finally speaks to the crowd gathered to see the Space Wanderer, what is Rumfoord's sermon about?
(a) Malachi Constant.
(b) The Martian invaders.
(c) Beatrice Rumfoord.
(d) The Space Traveler.

9. As Malachi's ship approaches Titan, what does Rumfoord tell Salo is on the incoming ship?
(a) Destruction.
(b) Salo's replacement part.
(c) Evil.
(d) Salo's nemesis.

10. What is Chrono rubbing as he urges Malachi and Beatrice to get the ship launched?
(a) His shoulders.
(b) His back.
(c) His good luck piece.
(d) His head.

11. Why are Boaz and Unk not killed by the explosion on Mercury?
(a) The ship's outer doors confined all the damage.
(b) They were standing too far away from the blast site.
(c) The ship's emergency systems restore pressure.
(d) The air on Mercury is breathable.

12. After Boaz and Unk's ship takes off from Mars, where are the two men actually headed?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Earth.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Titan.

13. Who is responsible for the technological triumphs during the Martian suicide?
(a) Unk.
(b) Boaz.
(c) Salo.
(d) Chrono.

14. What do harmoniums feed on?
(a) Phosphorescence.
(b) Human flesh.
(c) Vibrations.
(d) Engine fumes.

15. What will the leader of the faith reveal when the "Space Wanderer" appears?
(a) The wanderer's name.
(b) The future of the faith.
(c) The purpose of all life.
(d) The beginning of the end times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attracts the harmoniums to Boaz?

2. What happens when Salo visits Rumfoord just before Malachi's ship arrives on Titan?

3. When Unk shares with Boaz that they can finally leave Mercury, Boaz shocks Unk. What does Boaz reveal to Unk?

4. How does Bee react to learning of her exile with Malachi?

5. Who is directing the harmoniums to leave messages for Unk and Boaz?

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