Study Questions for Martian Chronicles
"The Third Expedition"
  1. When the Third Expedition lands on Mars, what does Mars look like?
  2. What are the 4 theories that the men come up with to explain what they find on Mars?
  3. What causes the men to abandon ship, against  the captain's orders?
  4. When Lustig sees his grandparents, we find out they've been dead for 30 years.
  5. Why does Captain Black think the Martians chose the year 1926 for the illusion?
  6. What was the real explanation for what they  found on Mars?
"-And the Moon be Still as Bright"
  1. Put the following events in proper chronological order: (Write them out; do not just put the letters!)    a) The men go check out a city.  b) Spender kills 5 crewmen.  c) Spender punches out Biggs.  d) Spender builds a fire.  e) The men party.  f) Spender leaves the ship and the crew.  g) The remaining crewmen set out to capture Spender.  h) The captain waves a white flag, and goes to talk to Spender.
  2. What is Spender's plan to save Mars (at least for the next fifty or so years) from Earthmen?
  3. Spender told the captain that he really admired how the Martians were able to blend _______ and _______ in their culture.
  4. Like the ancient Egyptians on Earth, the Martian art featured a lot of ___________.
  5. He told the captain that he thought that the Martian's view of the purpose of life was to _________.
  6. Out of respect for Spender, the captain tells the men to ____________ when they shoot him.
  7. How did the captain show respect for Spender after Spender was dead?
  8. Why did the captain punch Parkhill at the end?

 
 
 
 
 

Study Questions for Martian Chronicles
"The Third Expedition"

  1. When the Third Expedition lands on Mars, what does Mars look like?
  2. What are the 4 theories that the men come up with to explain what they find on Mars?
  3. What causes the men to abandon ship, against  the captain's orders?
  4. When Lustig sees his grandparents, we find out they've been dead for 30 years.
  5. Why does Captain Black think the Martians chose the year 1926 for the illusion?
  6. What was the real explanation for what they  found on Mars?
"-And the Moon be Still as Bright"
  1. Put the following events in proper chronological order: (Write them out; do not just put the letters!)    a) The men go check out a city.  b) Spender kills 5 crewmen.  c) Spender punches out Biggs.  d) Spender builds a fire.  e) The men party.  f) Spender leaves the ship and the crew.  g) The remaining crewmen set out to capture Spender.  h) The captain waves a white flag, and goes to talk to Spender.
  2. What is Spender's plan to save Mars (at least for the next fifty or so years) from Earthmen?
  3. Spender told the captain that he really admired how the Martians were able to blend _______ and _______ in their culture.
  4. Like the ancient Egyptians on Earth, the Martian art featured a lot of ___________.
  5. He told the captain that he thought that the Martian's view of the purpose of life was to _________.
  6. Out of respect for Spender, the captain tells the men to ____________ when they shoot him.
  7. How did the captain show respect for Spender after Spender was dead?
  8. Why did the captain punch Parkhill at the end?