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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. To what does Kreton compare his head vibrations?
(a) A drum.
(b) A car.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A guitar.

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

3. Of what type of metal is Kreton's ship made?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Iron.
(d) An unknown metal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did Kreton want to see?

2. What does Kreton put around the ship?

3. What does Roger believe Kreton belongs to?

4. What does Kreton seem to affectionately call the people in the house?

5. What does Roger claim is the cause of people seeing a spacecraft?

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 does Powers tell Roger about the reality of the UFO, and why does he threaten to indict Roger under the Revised Espionage Act?

3. What reasons does Kreton give for coming to Earth?

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

5. Ellen accuses Kreton of being a vampire of emotions. Do you agree?

6. 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?

7. What are the reasons Ellen claims she cannot marry Conrad?

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

9. Explain why Roger is upset about Powers' revelations on the UFO, and what he tries to do about it.

10. Describe what Conrad says occurred during the night with Roger.

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