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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. How many rockets does Captain Hart say were sent out?
2. Where is a little boy located who sees Hollis enter Earth's atmosphere?
3. Where does Doug's father's rocket fall?
4. Who does Captain Hart believe is behind the so-called miracles?
5. How much money did Lespere gamble away one time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Father Peregrine chosen to be the captain of the missionaries?
2. Who was the artist who tattooed the Illustrated Man?
3. Why was Hernando standing in the rain by the highway?
4. How does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" say that the world will end?
5. What has the nursery become to the children?
6. How many races are on Mars according to the mayor of First Town?
7. Why do the townspeople not come when the rocket lands on the planet?
8. How would Willie treat the white people if they come to Mars?
9. Why is Venus sometimes called China?
10. How did Hernando get his shoes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Man", Martin and the Captain disagree on who "The Man" is. Discuss who they think the man is and why.
Essay Topic 2
Using examples from "The Exiles", discuss how technology stifles imagination.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss whether the men in "Kaleidoscope" decide if how they lived their lives matters when it comes time to die.
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