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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Only what body can legally route Barney back to Earth?
(a) The UN.
(b) Interplanetary Congress.
(c) The US Senate.
(d) The Red Cross.

2. On the plaque commemorating Palmer Eldritch's death at the hands of Leo, what year does it say the event occurred?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2036.
(d) 1979.

3. For what reason does Allen Faine come to Mars?
(a) To contact Fran.
(b) To contact Barney.
(c) To try Chew-Z.
(d) To try Can-D.

4. What action does the dog take when it reaches the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch?
(a) It touches the monument, which then disappears.
(b) It urinates on the monument.
(c) It paws at the monument.
(d) It sits in front of the monument and whines.

5. What term do the evolved Terrans NOT use to describe Leo once they realize he had chewed Chew-Z?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Dead man.
(c) Phantasm.
(d) Chooser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Barney's reply when Leo asks Barney where he will go now that he has been fired?

2. Before releasing Leo for a period of time, Palmer Eldritch tells Leo that he will take what action if Leo decides not to join him?

3. Allen Faine tells Barney that Leo's surgeons could do all but which of the following for Barney?

4. What religion does Anne practice?

5. What is Leo's reply when Palmer Eldritch asks him if he is willing to retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way are Barney's experiences with Anne on Mars significant?

2. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.

3. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?

4. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

5. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

6. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive eyes?

7. Discuss the reasons behind Barney's decision to stop fighting the emigration draft.

8. Describe how Can-D works.

9. What extreme action does Barney undertake immediately after his request for a job from Palmer Eldritch is denied?

10. What special right is provided to colonists who willingly agree to emigrate?

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