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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in "The Screaming Woman?"
(a) Boy.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Girl.

2. What is the setting used in "The Women?"
(a) Beach.
(b) Coffee shop.
(c) Shopping mall.
(d) Yacht.

3. How many men gather together in a deep conversation in "Long After Midnight?"
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. What are the two men looking for in "The Town Where No One Got Off?"
(a) Lost dog.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Spaceship.
(d) Murder victim.

5. How old is the object of the boy's affection?
(a) 31.
(b) 24.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

6. Where does the woman work?
(a) Convenience store.
(b) Carnival.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Art studio.

7. What does an aqueduct typically carry?
(a) Animals.
(b) Invalids.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

8. "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" symbolically represents which of the following:
(a) American history.
(b) Moon landing.
(c) Civil Rights Movement.
(d) Evolution.

9. "Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You!" deals with a boy that practices which religion?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Judaism.

10. Where does the story take place?
(a) Mars.
(b) Earth.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Venus.

11. What are the names of the husband and wife in "The Strawberry Window?"
(a) William and Susan.
(b) Terle and Hannah.
(c) Randall and Elspeth.
(d) Bob and Carrie.

12. Where does the boy find peace for his troubled mind?
(a) Nursing home.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Treehouse.
(d) Confessional.

13. What is Picasso's first name?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Henri.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) James.

14. What happens to the loved one's body during the night?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Disintegrates.
(c) Comes to life.
(d) Disappears.

15. What city is mentioned in the story?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What childhood game is played in "Gotcha!?"

2. What is the name of the main male character in "Frost and Fire?"

3. In "The Inspired Chicken Motel" which item bears a strange inscription?

4. In "The Picasso Summer" George Smith vacations in which country while looking for Picasso?

5. What do the men find on the beach instead?

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