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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event did Kreton want to see?

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

4. To what does Kreton compare his head vibrations?

5. How is Kreton dressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is each character thinking at the end of Act I?

2. Describe the machine Powers invented for laundry.

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

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

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

6. Is Kreton well-organized? Why?

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

8. Delton 4 says Kreton sees the world as his plaything. Do you think this is accurate?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the play, Kreton admits his race no longer has sex as a result of the immortal status. What does this mean for his race, in terms of personal relationships? Do you think relationships would be as rewarding without sex or passion? Why? Could this explain Kreton's lack of moral behaviors? Why or why not? What would a lack of personal relationships do, psychologically, to an individual? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Kreton and Ellen represent dueling forces in "Visit to a Small Planet" and have a major impact on the lives of the other characters in the play.

Part 1. Compare and contrast the characters of Kreton and Ellen by the end of the play. How are these characters the same? How are they different? What changes do the go through as the play moves forward?

Part 2. What would the result have been if Ellen's character had not evolved through the play? Be sure to use information from the novel to discuss your answer.

Part 3. What are the motivations for the actions of each of the characters? Are these motivations similar or different? Why?

Essay Topic 3

In the book, there are several references made to time travel, and the effects of such an event. Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. If Kreton's war had taken place, would history have changed? Why? What was Kreton's intended result? Would that have affected the future of the planet? Why or why not?

2. Kreton notes that history books would have to be altered. In real life, are history books ever changed? Why or why not? What does this say about time? What does this say about our perception of time? Was Kreton right, therefore, when he said time was relative? Why or why not?

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