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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. Where are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) On the parlor rug.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In their bedroom.
(d) In the living room.

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

3. What kind of a tattoo is on the Illustrated Man's hand?
(a) A rose.
(b) A daffodil.
(c) A daisy.
(d) A tulip.

4. From what country are many of the workers in First City?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Australia.
(c) United States.
(d) England.

5. What religious denomination does Father Peregrine belong to?
(a) Episcopal.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Methodist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to look at the nursery?

2. Which man will burn in Earth's atmosphere?

3. How old does Hernando believe the driver of the last vehicle is?

4. How much does Willie believe that the whites should be paid an hour?

5. What are some of the cars that suddenly came rushing down the highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Captain Hart irritated at the beginning of "The Man".

2. What happened during the third World War?

3. What does the driver of the ancient Ford tell Hernando has happened?

4. What has the nursery become to the children?

5. Why is Father Peregrine chosen to be the captain of the missionaries?

6. How does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" say that the world will end?

7. What happened to the first Sun Dome that the men found?

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

9. Why does Doug sneak his father's uniform out of the sleeping room?

10. What does David McClean recommend that George and Lydia do with the nursery?

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