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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. How do the Earthlings respond to the Martian bombings?
2. What will the leader of the faith reveal when the "Space Wanderer" appears?
3. When Unk wakes from his dream in the cave, he is filled with rage. What does Unk do as a result of his rage?
4. What is Bee's new occupation?
5. Why are Boaz and Unk not killed by the explosion on Mercury?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bee agree to be exiled with Malachi?
2. Why do the people crowded around Unk and his space ship cheer at Unk's answer to their question regarding what happened to him?
3. How does Tralfamadore communicate with Salo?
4. What is Boaz and Unk's space ship programmed to do when the ship reaches its destination?
5. When the crowd of people on Earth gather around the newly landed space ship and ask Unk what his name is and what happened to him, how does Unk respond?
6. What does Rumfoord tell Malachi that his exile will mean to Rumfoord's followers?
7. In terms of his interactions with Winston, what makes Salo unique?
8. As Malachi climbs the ladder to the space ship and prepares for his upcoming exile on Titan, why is he weeping?
9. What is preventing Unk and Boaz from simply flying their space ship to Earth?
10. How does Unk's space ship finally navigate out of the caves?
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
Before Malachi is sent to Mars, the materializations that occur are done so in secret - no witnesses are allowed for the events. After Malachi is on Mars, Marlin Lapp takes over the estate and sells tickets to the materializations. Why does Rumfoord allow the later materializations to be witnessed, but not the earlier materializations? How does this serve his ultimate purpose? What might have happened if the earlier materializations had been witnessed? What might have happened if no one wanted to witness the later materializations?
Essay Topic 3
Before leaving Titan to travel to Earth, Salo hypnotizes Constant and tells him that something very good will happen just before Constant dies. Explore Salo's motivations for doing this. What does Salo gain by sharing this revelation with Malachi? What does Salo hope to give to Malachi? Is Salo successful? Why or why not? Finally, explore how Salo's revelation to Malachi affects Malachi's final days. Support your answers with examples from the book.
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