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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. Who is the mastermind behind the Martian suicide?
(a) Winston Rumfoord.
(b) Earl Moncrief.
(c) Ransom K. Fern.
(d) Malachi Constant.

2. 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.

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

4. Rumfoord tells Malachi that he must go into exile to pay for his sins. Where is Rumfoord sending Malachi?
(a) To Saturn.
(b) To Titan.
(c) To Mars.
(d) To Mercury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens once every fourteen days on Mercury?

2. What happens when Salo goes to meet Malachi, Beatrice, and Chrono after their space ship has landed on Titan?

3. What condition is the space ship in when Malachi, Beatrice, and Chrono board to leave earth?

4. Who does Rumfoord reintroduce Unk to in front of the crowd assembled at the estate who came to see the Space Wanderer in person?

5. How long does the Martian-Earthling war last?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Unk's space ship finally navigate out of the caves?

2. In terms of his interactions with Winston, what makes Salo unique?

3. Contrast Boaz's living arrangements with Unk's living arrangements while the two men are stranded on Mercury.

4. As Malachi climbs the ladder to the space ship and prepares for his upcoming exile on Titan, why is he weeping?

5. What true purpose does the Martian commandos' attack serve?

6. What makes Bee different from all of the other souvenir sellers that came from Mars?

7. Why does Bee agree to be exiled with Malachi?

8. What is the "taste of hell" that the Martian commandos rain down on Earth?

9. How does Tralfamadore communicate with Salo?

10. When the space ship finally lands, why does Boaz rush to open the spacecraft's outer door?

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