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

2. How long did it take for Kreton to reach Earth?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five years.
(c) A day.
(d) Three days.

3. What does Roger say is the only organism on Mars?
(a) Fish.
(b) Trees.
(c) Fungus.
(d) Amoeba.

4. 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 warning America of war.
(d) He is afraid he will stutter.

5. What nickname does the aide think of when he thinks of Powers?
(a) Old Lead Ass.
(b) Old Iron Hand.
(c) Old Lead Hand.
(d) Old Iron Ass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger report he needs to leave the house?

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

3. What does Conrad use as a name for hotel reservations at the Jefferson Davis?

4. What does Reba note to Tom that has changed in her appearance?

5. What does Powers explain UFO stands for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Powers' complaint at the beginning of the play in terms of what he has been given as responsibility, and who he blames for the change.

2. What happened when Conrad and Ellen tried to check into a hotel?

3. Is Kreton well-organized? Why?

4. What does Kreton do at the end of the Act that show his intentions?

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. Is the use of Kreton as a governmental weapon right?

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

8. Why does the fight excite Kreton?

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

10. Why does Ellen claim in Act II she cannot marry Roger?

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