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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. Why does Kreton claim he needs to lay down?
(a) He is lazy.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He is annoyed.
(d) He is perplexed.

2. What does Conrad ask Ellen to do after discussing his dreams about them on a farm?
(a) He asks her to move in with him.
(b) He asks her to marry him.
(c) He asks her to leave him.
(d) He asks her to have sex with him.

3. What is above the television in the study?
(a) A plant.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A globe.
(d) A lamp.

4. What does Ellen notice Roger has in the television appearance?
(a) A new tie,
(b) A new suit.
(c) A new hair piece.
(d) New shoes.

5. What is on Reba's mind at the end of Act 1?
(a) Whether there will be enough chicken.
(b) Her husband's hair piece.
(c) How handsome Kreton is.
(d) Her daughter's health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Conrad claim he needs to go as he and Ellen sit on the terrace?

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

3. How many other members of Kreton's race have visited Earth?

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

5. How does Kreton explain that he lives both on another planet and not on another planet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Kreton's race no longer multiplies.

3. 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?

4. Explain which powers the military plans to use, and why?

5. Delton 4 promises to turn time backward, so that none of the events in the play occurred. What good things will thus be erased, as well?

6. What plans do Ellen and Conrad have, and what are they planning to tell the others at dinner?

7. Kreton states he envies humans for being imperfect. Why do you think he says that?

8. Kreton notes that war is the specialty of humans. Is this true?

9. Throughout the novel, Reba has been concerned about things other than an alien presence. What issues have been of concern for her?

10. What does Powers see as the biggest problem in war?

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