ACT 1 QUESTION: Will MC escape Rumfoord's prophecy?
- Hook question: What is the meaning of life, and how did man finally find out?
- Will the crowd witness the materialization? No (page 3)
- Will scientist get data on the materialization? No (pg 4)
- Will Malachi Constant learn why he was invited? Yes (pg 10)
- Will Rumfoord reveal what's in store for MC's future? Yes (pg 21 and 35)
- ASIDE: Preacher's speech
- Will MC get out of the mob who wants to know what the materialization was like? Yes (pg 39)
- Will MC triumph over Rum's prediction/foreknowledge? Yes, but… (pg 45)
- Will Beatrice get info from Rum to help her out with her predicament? Unanswered; scene fragment (pg 48)
- Will MC get peace and quiet? No, and furthermore he's broke (pg 51)
- Will Beatrice get info from Rum to help her out with her predicament? Yes, but it's a lie (pg 54)
- ASIDE: President's speech
- Will MC know what happened to him during his bender? Yes, but the girl threatens him if he doesnt do anything about his financial status (pg 58)
- Will Bea get to pet and say goodbye to Kazak? No (pg 61)
- Foreshadowing the end
- FLASHBACK: Will Noel become rich? Yes (pg 70)
- FLASHBACK: Will young Fern convince Noel to take him in? Yes (page 77)
- FLASHBACK: Will Noel pass down his knowledge to Mal? Yes (page 80)
- Will Ransom K Fern reveal how fucked they are? Yes (page 83)
- Will Mal get the letter that his father left him? Yes, and furthermore an opportunity present itself to him(pg 87-91)
- Will the Martians get Bea to Mars? Unanswered, cliffhanger (page 94)
- Will the red-haired man escape? No, but he relays a secret to Unk, who was formerly known as Mal (pg 102)
- Will Unk remember Boaz? No, and furthermore he gets a headache (pg 111)
- Will Boaz be punished? No (pg 114)
- ASIDE: Boaz' monologue
- Will Unk find the secret letter? Yes (pg 123)
- ASIDE: Will Stony figure out the "answers" to Unk's questions? Yes, but he starts to think outside of protocol (pg 128)
- Will Unk break from his platoon? Yes (pg 137)
- Will Unk get his child Chrono to come with him? No (pg 148)
- Will the authorities apprehend Unk? Yes (pg 160)
- FLASHBACK: Will Mal win Bee and Chrono's love? No, and furthermore he had made many attempts to do so (pg164)
- Will the Martians take over Earth? No, and furthermore they sustain heavy losses. (pg 167)
- ASIDE: History of Earth and Mars war
- Will Rum's plan of Earth unifying succeed? Yes, but at the cost of millions of Martian lives. (pg 177)
- Will Unk and Boaz reach their platoon? No (pg 178)
- Will the crowd hear from Rum during his materialization? Yes, and furthermore he speaks of a new religion (pg 183)
- ASIDE: Harmoniums (pg 187)
- Will they land safely? Yes, but they're deep inside, and they're not on Earth (pg 194)
- Will they get out of the cavern? No (pg 198)
- Will Boaz reveal what Unk had done to Stony? No (pg 205)
- Will Unk convince Boaz to leave the caves? No, and furthermore some harmoniums die (pg 216)
- Boaz' speech on why he won't leave
- Will Redwine get to fulfill his prophetic duty? Yes, but the act scares Unk (pg 225)
- Will Unk answer Redwine's question? Yes, and furthermore his answer fulfilled the prophecy. (pg 232)
- Will Brackman, a martian like Bee and Chrono, go out and witness the materialization? No (pg 246)
- Will Unk be reunited with his family? Yes, but they are embarrassed towards one another. (pg 253)
- Will Unk remember his name? No, but Rum tells him. (pg 258)
- Will Mal board the ship? Yes, but he finally learns what happened to his best friend (pg 265)
- Will Bee and Chrono join Mal? Yes, and Bee speaks her mind (pg 268)
- FLASHBACK: Will Salo deliver his message to the outer rim? No, and furthermore he's stuck because his ship needs repairing (pg 276)
- ASIDE: Legend of Trafalmadore (pg 279)
- Will Salo get to tell Rum about Mal's arrival? No, but Rum already knows and reveals that his replacement part is coming (pg 288)
- Will Salo recover his friendship with Rum? No, and furthermore he finds out Rum is about to be sent off from the solar system. (pg 292)
- Will Bee and Chrono kill Salo? No (pg 299)
- Will Salo reveal the message to Rum? After some deliberation, yes, but Rum had already dissipated. (pg 304)
- Will Chrono hand over the "good luck piece" to Salo? Yes, but Salo had destroyed himself before receiving it. (pg 307)
- Will Mal repair the ship? Yes (pg 309)
- Will Mal clean up Bea's space? yes, but Bea dies naturally (pg 317)
- Will Mal reach Earth, Indianapolis, Indiana? Yes, but Mal dies, but Salo gives him a post-hypnotic paradise before he died (pg 325)
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