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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Salo goes to meet Malachi, Beatrice, and Chrono after their space ship has landed on Titan?
(a) Beatrice offers Salo some food.
(b) Chrono extends the hand of peace.
(c) Malachi tries to kill Salo.
(d) Chrono tries to kill Salo.

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

3. Who works in the space right next to Bee?
(a) Malachi Constant.
(b) Ransom Fern.
(c) Harry Brackman.
(d) Winston Rumfoord.

4. Who is directing the harmoniums to leave messages for Unk and Boaz?
(a) Winston.
(b) Salo.
(c) Ransom.
(d) Chrono.

5. Who has leased the Rumfoord estate and is now selling tickets to the materializations?
(a) Malachi Constant.
(b) Beatrice Rumfoord.
(c) Marlin T. Lapp.
(d) Ransom K. Fern.

6. How do the Earthlings respond to the Martian bombings?
(a) The Earthlings send soldiers to fight the Martians on the moon.
(b) The Earthlings surrender.
(c) The Earthlings are frightened, but prepare to fight.
(d) The Earthlings fire thermonuclear devices at the Martian bridgeheads.

7. As "A Puzzle Solved" begins, what are Unk and Boaz using the space ship for?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Storage.
(c) Protection.
(d) Exploration.

8. After Malachi shares his good thing with the crowd, what does Rumfoord tell him?
(a) That Malachi killed Stony on Mars.
(b) That Rumfoord killed Stony to punish Malachi.
(c) That Malachi never had a friend.
(d) That Stony was paid to be Malachi's friend.

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

10. What do Malachi and Beatrice do in the space ship before finally closing the outer door?
(a) Shoot at Winston.
(b) Wave at the crowd below.
(c) Push the garbage out of the open doorway.
(d) Beg for one more chance.

11. Who is the man on Earth who manages the Martian investments?
(a) Winston Rumfoord.
(b) Earl Moncrief.
(c) Ransom K. Fern.
(d) Malachi Constant.

12. Who does Rumfoord reintroduce Unk to in front of the crowd assembled at the estate who came to see the Space Wanderer in person?
(a) Unk's missing friend.
(b) Unk's former company commander.
(c) Unk's first wife.
(d) Unk's mate and child.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Unk sees the crystal structures, he remembers a name. What name does Unk remember?

3. When Rumfoord finally speaks to the crowd gathered to see the Space Wanderer, what is Rumfoord's sermon about?

4. Where does Bee and Chrono's ship crash land?

5. Why does learning his real name have very little effect on Malachi?

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