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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. After several men get bitten by rats, what does the supervisor get for the men to use?
(a) Heavy rubberized gloves.
(b) An exterminator.
(c) Large, blinding flashlights.
(d) Heavy rubberized suits.

2. What is Artie's initial fear after realizing what is happening to him?
(a) He fears he will be killed.
(b) He fears being shunned.
(c) He fears aliens will kill him.
(d) He fears dying.

3. What do the tiny soldiers do to Renshaw?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Attack him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Follow him.

4. What happens in the end of Trucks?
(a) All the trucks stop working.
(b) The people become the servants and the trucks are the masters.
(c) The people become the masters and the trucks the servants.
(d) All the people die.

5. Who is stranded inside the building in Trucks?
(a) A group of children.
(b) Abandoned vehicles.
(c) A group of people.
(d) Driverless trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first mishap that occurs when the men are cleaning?

2. What does Timmy see has happened to his father?

3. How does Norman battle the boys who want to kill him?

4. Who is the local drunk in Gray Matter?

5. What has happened to the hand that Richie shows his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What implies that the church Charles finds might have belonged to Satan-worshipers?

2. What happened to Artie because of his space mission and why is this significant to the story?

3. What theme does the story, Battleground, illustrate?

4. What is the basic premise of Trucks?

5. What theme is touched upon in Gray Matter?

6. What appears unusual about Officer Hunton's acceptance of the idea that the killing machines are possessed by spirits?

7. What theme does The Mangler illustrate and how?

8. What does Artie believe is happening to him?

9. How does Hall behave and interact with Warwick, his supervisor?

10. What can be said about Henry's character in Gray Matter?

(see the answer keys)

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