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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. What does Reba note Ellen must do before marrying Conrad?
(a) Move out of the house.
(b) See the spacecraft.
(c) Own a home.
(d) Finish college.

2. What does Roger claim is the cause of people seeing a spacecraft?
(a) Stress.
(b) Drugs.
(c) An optical illusion.
(d) Mass hysteria.

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

4. What did Reba want to be as a youth?
(a) A dietitian.
(b) A vet.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A doctor.

5. How do Tom Powers and Roger know one another?
(a) They went to high school together.
(b) They went to Bryn together.
(c) They went to Harvard Business School together.
(d) They went to grade school together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which uniform does Kreton say he prefers?

2. What does Powers explain UFO stands for?

3. Why does Kreton claim he needs to lay down?

4. Why does Roger believe he has different rights than others?

5. What does Kreton admit he can do with time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Aside from the politics of war, what does Powers complain will suffer as a result of this war?

2. Does Kreton seem to understand the intricate details of human relationships?

3. Why does Kreton have a difficult time explaining how long it took him to reach Earth?

4. Is Powers' treatment of the aide justified? Why or why not?

5. Explain why Kreton knows being found by Delton 4 would be difficult.

6. Describe the spaceship, as it is explained by the aide.

7. Was Kreton an evil character? Why or why not?

8. Kreton makes a comment about why humans are odd when it comes to sex being taboo. Explain his opinion.

9. What reasons does Kreton give for not explaining where his planet is, and what does he admit his species does not do, as part of the conversation?

10. Is Kreton well-organized? Why?

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