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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. The fog horn sometimes summons what type of creature?
(a) Angry natives.
(b) Shark.
(c) Sea monster.
(d) Mermaid.
2. In "The Off Season" what is the name of the couple that opens a store?
(a) Richard and Genevieve.
(b) Timothy and Einar.
(c) Walter and Ceci.
(d) Sam and Elma.
3. What is the name of the protagonist in "Homecoming?"
(a) Jason.
(b) Warren.
(c) Robert.
(d) Timothy.
4. What word best describes the boy's behavior?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Rambunctious.
(d) Polite.
5. What is the name of the family doctor?
(a) Hermann.
(b) Parrish.
(c) Adams.
(d) Jeffers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a veldt?
2. What time of day is significant to the women in "Embroidery?"
3. What is the name of the Captain in "Mars Is Heaven?"
4. What is the name of the protagonist's brother?
5. What causes the boy to think he is invisible?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Hail and Farewell" tells the story of William, a twelve-year old boy who does not age. Discuss William's unique situation and his solution to the problem of where to live.
2. Explain Walter Gripp's situation in "The Silent Towns." What has upset Walter? What does he do about it? What is the outcome?
3. What happens to Hollis during his free fall in space? How does the story end for Hollis?
4. What does Father Peregrine discover when he examines the morality of the Martians?
5. Describe the plot of the story "The Fog Horn."
6. In "The Last Night of the World" several people have the same dream. What is the dream and what is the combined reaction of the people?
7. In "There Will Come Soft Rains" a metropolitan area has been destroyed. What happened to the area? What is left behind?
8. "The Big Black and White Game" tells a story about a segregated baseball game. Describe the players on each team.
9. In "A Sound of Thunder" several people take a trip. Who goes on the trip? What is the purpose of the trip? What negative occurrence happens during the trip?
10. In "Mars Is Heaven" one of the characters is suspicious of the happenings in an Earth-like village. Who is the character and what causes the character to be distracted?
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