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

2. Who is in the nearby church when Unk's space ship lands in "An Age of Miracles"?
(a) Winston Rumfoord.
(b) Chrono.
(c) Reverend Redwine.
(d) Bee.

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

4. When Unk wakes from his dream in the cave, he is filled with rage. What does Unk do as a result of his rage?
(a) Unk picks a fight with Boaz.
(b) Unk throws himself into a wall.
(c) Unk smashes a window on the ship with his hand.
(d) Unk rips a harmonium in half.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How will the new faith's followers be informed that their expected miracle has occurred?

2. While Rumfoord and Unk are standing on the platform before the crowd, what information does Rumfoord reveal to Unk?

3. Rumfoord tells Malachi that he must go into exile to pay for his sins. Where is Rumfoord sending Malachi?

4. Where does Unk see the message telling him how to get out of the cave?

5. How long has Salo been stranded on Titan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Boaz and Unk's space ship programmed to do when the ship reaches its destination?

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

5. As Unk's ship lands on Earth, what is the one desire that is driving Unk on?

6. Why do the harmoniums continue to leave messages in the cave for Unk and Boaz?

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

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

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

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

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