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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. Who is responsible for the technological triumphs during the Martian suicide?

2. Why are Boaz and Unk not killed by the explosion on Mercury?

3. Before Beatrice, Malachi, and Chrono arrive on Titan, how many others live on Titan?

4. How do harmoniums reproduce?

5. Where does Unk see the message telling him how to get out of the cave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does Mrs. Lyman Peterson play in the defense of Earth?

3. When the space ship finally lands, why does Boaz rush to open the spacecraft's outer door?

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

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

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

7. As Malachi climbs the ladder to the space ship and prepares for his upcoming exile on Titan, why is he weeping?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In her exiled time on Titan, Beatrice spends her life drafting her response to Rumfoord's claim regarding the true purpose of life on Earth.

a. Describe the purpose of life on Earth as proposed by both Winston and Beatrice.

b. What led Beatrice to author her book? Was she seeking revenge, truth, meaning, or something else entirely? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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