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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which man will burn in Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Stone.
(b) Lespere.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Applegate.

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

3. How many illustrations are on the Illustrated Man?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

4. In "The Last Night of the World", what time do the girls go to bed?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

5. How much does Willie believe that the whites should be paid an hour?
(a) 20 cents.
(b) $1.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) $2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Willie when he left Earth?

2. Where does the captain end up when he floats off?

3. What is the boat stored in when the men leave the Venusian body of water?

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

5. What did Burton and Ashley's rocket ships run into 48 hours ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Venus sometimes called China?

2. What does Martin say to the Captain when he insists on interrogating the people in the city?

3. How do the men walking through the Venusian rain carry a boat?

4. Why doesn't Doug's mother allow him to mow the lawn or fix anything around the house?

5. Why does Doug's father ask him to promise never to be a rocket man?

6. Why does the narrator believe that October 19, 1969, was chosen as the last night of the world?

7. What is a Sun Dome?

8. Why was it unusual that a car had not driven along the highway for more than an hour?

9. Why do the townspeople not come when the rocket lands on the planet?

10. Why do Doug and his mother not want to see the sun at the end of the chapter?

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