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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting used in "The Women?"

2. "The Tombling Day" deals with activities that take place in which location?

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

4. "The Terrible Conflagration up at the Place" is set in which country?

5. What topic is addressed in the strange inscription?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joseph resentful toward Marie in "Interval in Sunlight?"

2. "Night Call, Collect" tells the story of which character? What is the character's problem?

3. In "The Best of All Possible Worlds," two men meet on a commuter train.

4. Who uses "The Black Ferris" as a means of manipulation? How and why is this feat enacted?

5. In "Tyrannosaurus Rex" a movie producer hires a modeler to create a stop-motion dinosaur. What is the unusual outcome of the project?

6. Explain why the actions of the boy in "Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You!" may seem odd to a bystander.

7. How does the wife attempt to help her husband in "The Women?"

8. Explain the difference between the two men at the beach in "The Shoreline at Sunset."

9. In "The October Game" what is the relationship between Mich and Louise Wilder? What Actions does Mich take to hurt his wife?

10. Describe the plot used in "Fever Dream."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write full and detailed character descriptions of five of Bradbury's main characters. Compare and contrast their personalities and how they react under pressure. How are they alike? What are the biggest differences?

Essay Topic 2

It is clear that Bradbury is fascinated by death and corpses. Discuss why you think Bradbury has this fascination and how it is most often used in the stories? Are there metaphors in any other stories that also represent death? Is Bradbury more fascinated with the actual dying or the after life? Why do you think the Screaming Woman was permitted to survive? What other examples can you cite regarding this topic?

Essay Topic 3

Some characters that stand out in relation to unsatisfactory relationships are Mrs. Braling in "Marionettes, Inc.;" Genevieve in "The Silent Towns;" The Wilders in "The October Game;" and George and Katherine in "Punishment Without Crime." Choose two of the stories and compare and contrast the stories, the relationships and the characters involved.

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