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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Concrete Mixer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the driver wearing in the last car that goes past Hernando on the highway?
(a) Navy sweater.
(b) Denim jacket.
(c) Yellow sweater.
(d) Leather jacket.

2. How many cars does Hernando believe pass him on the highway?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

3. Including Ettil, how many Martians are on the rocket that lands in Greentown, California?
(a) 49.
(b) 43.
(c) 51.
(d) 39.

4. When did the narrator have a dream in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) 4 nights ago.
(b) 2 nights ago.
(c) Last night.
(d) 3 nights ago.

5. What does the woman have to turn off in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) An iron.
(b) The stove.
(c) A light.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Hernando believe the driver of the last vehicle is?

2. What crop is growing in the tilled mountain fields?

3. At the beginning of "Highway", how long has it been since Hernando has seen a car on the road?

4. Where are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?

5. What time do the man and woman go to bed in "The Last Night of the World"?

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