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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 Unk is on the platform at the estate to the crowd who came to see the Space Wanderer in person, what does Unk notice?
(a) The souvenir sellers outside the estate.
(b) The sky on Earth is blue.
(c) A long ladder leading to a space ship.
(d) Unk's friend, Stony, in the crowd.

2. What is Chrono rubbing as he urges Malachi and Beatrice to get the ship launched?
(a) His shoulders.
(b) His back.
(c) His head.
(d) His good luck piece.

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

4. After Boaz and Unk's ship takes off from Mars, where are the two men actually headed?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Titan.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After taking off from Mercury, where does Unk's space ship land?

2. How many people survive the crash landing of the ship that Bee and Chrono are on?

3. What do Malachi and Beatrice do in the space ship before finally closing the outer door?

4. How do the Earthlings respond to the Martian bombings?

5. How does Salo kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Rumfoord's waves of materialization coincide with?

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

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

5. What does Rumfoord tell Malachi that his exile will mean to Rumfoord's followers?

6. What is Boaz's philosophy on life?

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

8. How does Tralfamadore communicate with Salo?

9. What is preventing Unk and Boaz from simply flying their space ship to Earth?

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

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