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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song is being played on the bandstand at the beginning of "The Fox and the Forest"?
(a) "La Paloma".
(b) "La Adelito".
(c) "La Bamba" .
(d) "Carnavalito".

2. How old is Mink?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 7 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 8 years old.

3. Why does Mary Morris's friend Helen call her?
(a) To get the black-and-white cake recipe.
(b) To get a beef roast recipe.
(c) To get a pork roast recipe.
(d) To get an angel food cake recipe.

4. How many years has Smith been trying to get Braling out for a quiet drink?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What is the name of the film director of the American motion picture company that William and Susan Travis observe?
(a) Brian Rollins.
(b) Bob Minton.
(c) Ted Callaway.
(d) Joe Melton.

6. Where do Mary and Henry Morris hide from the children at five o'clock?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In their bedroom.

7. During what season of the year does a rocket land on a planet where a city waits?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

8. What is the date at the beginning of "The Fox & the Forest"?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1942.

9. What is the name of the movie producer who wants to hire Ettil as an advisor for a movie about the Mars invasion?
(a) T. T. Van Domn.
(b) M. M. Van Buren.
(c) R. R. Van Plank.
(d) B. B. Vander Struve.

10. In "No Particular Night or Morning", when does the lunch bell ring?
(a) 1305 hours.
(b) 1230 hours.
(c) 1100 hours.
(d) 1200 hours.

11. What did the Captain in "The Exiles" order at the last minute from the Historical Museum?
(a) Old manuscripts.
(b) Books.
(c) Maps.
(d) Weapons.

12. What is William Travis's job back home in the future?
(a) Building bombers.
(b) Making bombs.
(c) Designing nuclear warheads.
(d) Creating germ warfare.

13. How old are Smith and Braling?
(a) About 35.
(b) Around 30.
(c) About 25.
(d) Around 40.

14. What did Saul Williams and another sick man discuss six months ago?
(a) Epicurus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Socrates.

15. In "The Concrete Mixer", what does the band play as the Martians prepare to land on Earth?
(a) "America the Beautiful".
(b) "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
(c) "This Land is Your Land".
(d) "California, Here I Come".

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Bodonis draw straws to see who will ride on a rocket, who draws the short straw the first time?

2. When was Leonard Mark's mother in a blowup of London?

3. What disease does Saul Williams have that put him in quarantine on Mars?

4. How many rocket ships have come to the waiting city, including the rocket that lands at the beginning of "The City"?

5. In "The Exiles", what is the date?

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