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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. After leaving Mars and flying through space, where does Boaz and Unk's ship land?

2. When Rumfoord finally speaks to the crowd gathered to see the Space Wanderer, what is Rumfoord's sermon about?

3. Who does Rumfoord reintroduce Unk to in front of the crowd assembled at the estate who came to see the Space Wanderer in person?

4. When the two men land, Unk sees large crystal structures. What does Unk think the large structures are?

5. What is Bee's new occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Unk's space ship finally navigate out of the caves?

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

3. As Unk looks out the space ship's window, he sees a message. What does the message say?

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

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

7. What is Boaz's philosophy on life?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The two main characters - Malachi Constant and Winston Rumfoord - both have a right-hand man who handles their investments and carries out their wishes.

a. Identify these two right-hand men.

b. Compare and contrast their functions and personalities.

c. How would the story have progressed differently if these two men had not been included in the story?

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

The materializations are Rumfoord's method of keeping tabs on the events taking place not only on Earth, but on Mars and Titan as well.

a. Compare and contrast the materializations on Mars and on Earth.

b. Do Rumfoord's roles on each planet affect his materializations?

c. Are his roles on the two planets affected by his materializations?

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