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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. Houghton eventually took a job with Four Star Productions. Fearing that the show would not be renewed, Serling took a job as what?

2. Perhaps the most disturbing episode of the second season is what?

3. How many of the 68 scripts had Rod written?

4. How is this show about the B-52 bomber similar to previous shows?

5. Who takes Corrigan into custody?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote "Two"? What is intriguing about this story?

2. How was Rod Serling feeling by the beginning of the third season?

3. How was "The Twilight Zone" changed for the fourth season?

4. Describe "A Game of Pool".

5. What is a major bonus for the producers?

6. What other duties did Serling have that added to his fatigue?

7. Describe the first episode of the third season.

8. How did Houghton feel about working with Buster Keaton? Why?

9. How did this lawsuit affect "Miniature"?

10. What is disappointing about "Miniature"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The plot of "The Time Element" had to be changed.

Part 1) What was the original plot? How was it changed? Why was it changed?

Part 2) How did this change reflect the attitudes of the network?

Part 3) Would anyone have been offended by the first plot? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

"Miniature" never aired.

Part 1) Describe "Miniature". Why was it never aired?

Part 2) How might the public response have been if it had aired? How does this make the situation involving its inability to be aired even more sad?

Part 3) Why might this other writer have been upset by "Miniature"?

Essay Topic 3

"The Twilight Zone" lost its time slot for the fourth season.

Part 1) Why did it lose its slot? Why did CBS allow this to happen?

Part 2) Why did Serling not like ABC's offer and suggestions? Should he have switched networks? Why or why not?

Part 3) How did this lost time slot seriously affect "The Twilight Zone"?

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