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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the dominoes when the chain reaction is halted?
(a) They fall down.
(b) They stand up.
(c) They look at each other and shrug.
(d) They run away screaming.

2. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" try and make herself more attractive?
(a) So the shop owner will like her.
(b) So she will be picked.
(c) So she can be in a parade.
(d) So she can be in a wedding bouquet.

3. How does the stepmom describe Cinderella?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Kind.
(c) Hard working.
(d) Smart.

4. Why does Moses want to include non-religious leaders in his document?
(a) He hates everyone.
(b) He likes everyone.
(c) His conversations in "Tradition".
(d) He forgot to include them the first time.

5. In the story "Burnout" , where does the Scavenger Fish live?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A pond.
(c) A fish tank.
(d) Bass lake.

6. How does the stepmom react to Cinderella's father's interest in her?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is confident.
(d) She is scared.

7. What type of writing is the first part of "Symbiosis"?
(a) Essay.
(b) Notice.
(c) Eulogy.
(d) Prose.

8. Why does the flower in "The Wallflower" begin to doubt herself?
(a) She is not growing.
(b) She has thorns.
(c) She is not picked from the field.
(d) She is ugly.

9. What, at the start of "Symbiosis", does the Virus argue?
(a) He cannot exist without Bacterium.
(b) That Money is a bad painter.
(c) That drinking is bad for his health.
(d) That jumping is silly.

10. Why does the author give this story the title "Narcissus"?
(a) It shows politicians are narcissistic.
(b) Narcissus is the name of a flower.
(c) It shows scientists are narcissistic.
(d) It shows humans are narcissistic.

11. What is the result of the first day of the plan in "Narcissus"?
(a) No one sees a change.
(b) Everything goes smoothly.
(c) Everyone dies.
(d) Everything goes wrong.

12. What do most of the dominoes realize in "Panic"?
(a) That everyone loses a dot once in awhile.
(b) That they are plastic.
(c) That being played with is part of the life of a dominio.
(d) That they cannot stop falling from occuring.

13. What are the men in "Tradition" not judged by?
(a) The people.
(b) God.
(c) Lies.
(d) Truth.

14. When does the stepmom meet Cinderella's father?
(a) After her first husband died.
(b) In the winter.
(c) At midnight.
(d) At her 40th birthday.

15. How is the chain reaction in "Panic" halted?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) One domino does not fall.
(c) A board is placed next to the dominoes.
(d) A child removes one domino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the moral of "Panic"?

2. How are Jean and Jane similar?

3. What is so rare about the web in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

4. What replaces the Scavenger Fish in "Burnout"?

5. What is the purpose of the document Moses goes to sign in "Tradition"?

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