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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Concrete Mixer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the cars heading on the highway?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

2. When did the women dream in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) 4 nights ago.
(b) Last night.
(c) 3 nights ago.
(d) The night before last.

3. Who else had a dream in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) Stan Willis.
(b) Charles Nelson.
(c) Brian Williams.
(d) David Nickerson.

4. In "The Concrete Mixer", what is presented to the Martians during the welcoming speeches?
(a) 3 tons of lemons.
(b) A railroad car full of soft drinks.
(c) A railroad car full of popcorn.
(d) 2-ton truck full of grapefruit.

5. What does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" pour himself to drink at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Milk.
(b) Juice.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the driver wearing in the last car that goes past Hernando on the highway?

2. How many cars does Hernando believe pass him on the highway?

3. Where are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?

4. How many Americans does Ettil tell his wife Tylla are killed each year in automobiles?

5. In "The Last Night of the World", what time do the girls go to bed?

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