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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At its height, what is the population of the city on Mars?
(a) 1,250,000.
(b) 87,000.
(c) 187,000.
(d) 56,000.

2. Why has Beatrice only seen one materialization?
(a) Beatrice has only been invited once.
(b) The materializations make Beatrice sick.
(c) Beatrice is usually out shopping.
(d) The materializations happen at all hours of the day.

3. .Where did Noel get the funds to start his company?
(a) From his father's estate.
(b) From his savings account.
(c) From his gambling winnings.
(d) From his wife's family.

4. What unique talent does Rumfoord display?
(a) Rumfoord has a photographic memory.
(b) Rumfoord is extraordinarily lucky.
(c) Rumfoord can read minds.
(d) Rumfoord can juggle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There has only been one materialization in which a spectator was invited to witness the event. Since this particular materialization, what has Beatrice done?

2. Beatrice complains that she no longer wants to be part of the human race. What does Beatrice want to be instead?

3. What sound do the soldiers march to?

4. Who is Beatrice?

5. Ransom considers himself to be superior to Malachi in every way except one. What is the one way?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Beatrice and Winston are together in Skip's Museum, why is Beatrice upset with Winston?

2. What are goofballs and what is their purpose?

3. How does Unk's son get his name?

4. How does Beatrice feel about her husband?

5. As Unk's unit is marching through Phoebe, why does Unk drop the grenade and leave his unit?

6. Name five items that Boaz and Unk's invasion ship is carrying.

7. After talking with Boaz in the barracks, Unk passes out. Why?

8. How does Malachi gain entrance to the estate in order to witness the materialization?

9. Why is Malachi flying his own helicopter as he approaches the headquarters building?

10. According to the narrator, what did Earth's advance agents find in space that had already been found in abundance on Earth?

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