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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. According to the man who claimed to be at the materialization (but was not actually present), what will happen in the year Ten Million A.D.?
(a) All records will no longer be necessary.
(b) All the records between the year of Christ's birth and One Million A.D. will be burned.
(c) All records will be destroyed.
(d) All the records between the year of Christ's birth and One Million A.D. will be digitized.

2. When Malachi meets Ransom at the company's headquarters, what does Ransom tell Malachi?
(a) That they are the only two people left in the building.
(b) That the furniture company will end up making money.
(c) That the building has been sold.
(d) That the company will be alright - just weather the storm.

3. After only twelve months of investing, how much money had Noel Constant earned?
(a) $1.25 million.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $1.25 billion.
(d) $12,500.

4. Beatrice complains that she no longer wants to be part of the human race. What does Beatrice want to be instead?
(a) A chimpanzee.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A dog.
(d) A dolphin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Malachi's name mean?

3. What does the President of the United States announce as a way to curb unemployment?

4. How many soldiers are in the division being discussed at the beginning of "Tent Rentals"?

5. According to Fern, at their meeting at the company headquarters, what does Malachi have yet to realize?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man at the stake tell Unk with his dying breath?

2. What are goofballs and what is their purpose?

3. How does Beatrice become penniless?

4. As the story begins and the next materialization is about to occur, the police inform the crowd that the materialization has already taken place a few blocks away. Why?

5. How does Ransom's philosophy actually help him in business?

6. What is United Hotcake?

7. How does Beatrice feel about her husband?

8. What is the most important rule in the Martian army?

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

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

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