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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Hart call the planet he has landed on?
(a) Planet 43 in Star System 3.
(b) Planet 67 in Star System 2.
(c) Planet 12 in Star System 4.
(d) Planet 56 in Star System 1.

2. How does Simmons die?
(a) Sitting on a rock with his head back, breathing the rain.
(b) Kills him himself with his gun.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Dragged into the sea by Venusians.

3. In "The Rocket Man", what guides the boy and his mother around the house?
(a) Tiny robots.
(b) Glow sticks.
(c) Flying night lights.
(d) Electrical fireflies.

4. What does Lydia think she hears in the nursery?
(a) Bird song.
(b) A scream.
(c) Children laughing.
(d) Lions roaring.

5. How many cars does Hernando believe pass him on the highway?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,500.

6. How long has it been since a rocket has landed?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 30 years.

7. From what do the blue light Martians rescue Father Peregrine and Father Stone?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) A lightning storm.
(c) Falling down a cliff
(d) A hail storm.

8. What does George believe that the lions in the nursery have been eating?
(a) Wild birds.
(b) A baby hippo.
(c) A zebra or baby giraffe.
(d) A gazelle or a zebra.

9. How many races of sentient beings are there on Mars?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

10. How long has Doug's father been going off into space?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 15 years.

11. How many continents are on Venus?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

12. In what state was Father Peregrine's grandfather's home where they would light fire balloons?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Oklahoma.

13. What month does the narrator meet the Illustrated Man?
(a) May.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) September.

14. At the beginning of "Rocket Man", what time does the boy go to bed?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

15. Where is the narrator walking when he meets the Illustrated Man?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rows in the theater will be designated for whites?

2. What was the name of Willie's town on Earth?

3. What present did Doug's father bring his mother one time?

4. From what country are many of the workers in First City?

5. What do Doug and his parents have to drink the first evening that Father is home?

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