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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the living room at the opening of the play?
(a) Reba and Roger.
(b) Ellen and Roger.
(c) Tom and Reba.
(d) Roger and Tom.

2. What does Ellen say she would like to do that is important?
(a) Become a nurse.
(b) Become a dentist.
(c) Raise animals.
(d) Save the world.

3. What does Powers explain UFO stands for?
(a) Unidentified Foreign Object.
(b) Unidentified Flying Object.
(c) Uniform Flying Object.
(d) Unified Foreign Offensive.

4. What does Powers complain was dropped into his lap?
(a) The Strat-Air Project.
(b) The UFO deal.
(c) The Laundry Project.
(d) Com Air Int.

5. What does Ellen tell Conrad to leave in the car when he arrives for dinner?
(a) The goat.
(b) His wallet.
(c) The overnight bag.
(d) The cat.

6. What does Roger report he needs to leave the house?
(a) A sledgehammer.
(b) Permission from his wife.
(c) A key.
(d) Permission from Powers.

7. What type of trip does Kreton say the trip to Earth was?
(a) An educational trip.
(b) A business trip.
(c) A pleasure trip.
(d) A social trip.

8. What does Roger report General Powers advises the family do?
(a) Ignore the alien.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Go to the cellar.
(d) Introduce themselves.

9. What three rooms make up the stage at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The bedroom, study, and living room.
(b) The kitchen, study, and bedroom.
(c) The living room, kitchen, and study.
(d) The terrace, living room, and study.

10. What problem do Reba and Roger have with watching Roger's television appearance?
(a) The television picture is fuzzy.
(b) The television has no picture.
(c) The television has no sound.
(d) The television is in another room.

11. Where does Conrad sign his name as Ulysses Grant?
(a) In the bar.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) On his army registration form.
(d) His license.

12. Why is Roger worried about the evening's broadcast?
(a) He is afraid his hair is imperfect.
(b) He is wrongfully telling people aliens do not exist.
(c) He is afraid he will stutter.
(d) He is warning America of war.

13. What event did Kreton want to see?
(a) The Battle of Benedict.
(b) The Battle of Gettysburg.
(c) The Battle of Bull Run.
(d) The Battle of the Bulge.

14. How does Kreton explain that he lives both on another planet and not on another planet?
(a) He lives in the ocean.
(b) He lives on Mars.
(c) He lives on the moon.
(d) He lives in another dimension.

15. Where does Conrad claim he needs to go as he and Ellen sit on the terrace?
(a) To school.
(b) Home to his mother.
(c) To work.
(d) Home to feed his goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kreton note he has decided he will do to the world?

2. What nickname does the aide think of when he thinks of Powers?

3. What does Powers fear would be the result of leaked information about the alien?

4. What does Kreton put around the ship?

5. What does Ellen tell the family she and Conrad are doing in Richmond?

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