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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What persistent sound finally rouses Malachi from his drunken stupor at his home after the multi-day party?

2. What does Winston reveal to Malachi about Titan?

3. After returning from the materialization, Malachi throws a party. How long does the party last?

4. When Malachi meets Ransom at the company's headquarters, what does Ransom tell Malachi?

5. What ship are Boaz and Unk scheduled to fly to Earth on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice become penniless?

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

3. When Malachi's helicopter is landing on the corporation's headquarters building, what does the helicopter remind those on the ground of? Why?

4. What functions do the antennas in the soldiers' brains serve?

5. 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?

6. How does Beatrice feel about her husband?

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

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

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

10. According to the hospital, what is the very worst thing that Unk can do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Winston's new religion is called "The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent." Explore Winston's early years and how those early years affect his opinions of God. Also, examine Winston's motivations for creating a religion at all? Why does he do this? Be sure to support your answer. Finally, how does Winston try to shape his follower's opinions? Is he successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Resentful that he has been manipulated by Salo, Rumfoord tries to con Salo into revealing the ambassadorial message that Salo had been trying to deliver when his ship had to make the emergency landing on Titan.

a. What is Salo's message?

b. How does the revelation of his message highlight the author's use of irony throughout the entire story?

c. Had Rumfoord learned the content of Salo's message earlier in the story, might his actions have been different? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Malachi's lifestyle and personality characteristics at the following points in the story:

a. At the beginning of the story when Malachi is first invited to meet Winston.

b. After Malachi learns he is broke.

c. When Malachi is known as Unk.

d. When Malachi is exiled to Titan.

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