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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 is Bee's new occupation?

2. Why was Salo traveling through the universe?

3. Who is the mastermind behind the Martian suicide?

4. What do harmoniums feed on?

5. What is the name of the church Unk's space ship lands near in "An Age of Miracles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people crowded around Unk and his space ship cheer at Unk's answer to their question regarding what happened to him?

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

3. How does Tralfamadore communicate with Salo?

4. Why did the power plant on Salo's ship develop problems so that Salo had to land on Titan so many years earlier?

5. What purpose does Constant's journey from Earth to Mars to Mercury and back to Earth serve for Rumfoord?

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

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

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

9. There are only two buttons on the Martian space ships. What are they?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses irony throughout the story to highlight various situations. For example, Rumfoord uses Malachi to further his own purposes and yet Rumfoord is being used by Salo to further the delivery of Salo's replacement part to Titan. Identify at least three situations where the author has used irony to highlight themes in the book.

Essay Topic 2

The entire story takes place primarily in four different locations. Compare and contrast each of the four primary locations in the story - Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Titan. Be sure to include how the characters are treated on each of these planets, as well as how they eat, live, and interact with each other. Of the four locations in the story, which location would you most prefer to live in and why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the relationship of Malachi and Beatrice at the beginning of the story and at the end of the story. What major theme in the novel is showcased in the development of their relationship? Explain and support your answer.

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