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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tale 1", why haven't Betty and Johnny moved yet?
(a) Because they don't want to leave Gramps.
(b) Because of Johnny's job.
(c) Because of money issues.
(d) Because of a lack of housing.

2. Where does Ole sell his vegetables?
(a) On his farm.
(b) In town.
(c) On Gramps' front yard.
(d) Out of his truck.

3. What does Grant do before going to bed the night he meets the Websters?
(a) He decides to return home the next day.
(b) He buys his own robot.
(c) He looks over his paperwork.
(d) He says a prayer.

4. What does Juwain do for a living?
(a) He is a dentist.
(b) He is a pscyhologist.
(c) He is a doctor of medicine.
(d) He is a philosopher.

5. In the Preface, who does the editor say narrates the notes in this novel?
(a) Cats.
(b) God.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Humans.

6. What is unique about Ole's car?
(a) It is also a hover craft.
(b) It's one of the few cars left.
(c) It's the oldest car left.
(d) It runs on water instead of gas.

7. Why does Grant take an atomic gun into the woods in "Tale 3"?
(a) To kill off Dogs.
(b) To try to start a fire.
(c) To hunt mutants.
(d) To defend himself.

8. What does the editor say may happen to people who read the Tales?
(a) They may stop reading the Tales.
(b) They may believe them.
(c) They may turn against the Dogs.
(d) They may go insane.

9. What job does Henderson have?
(a) Jerome's boss.
(b) Professor of space travel.
(c) President of the World Committee.
(d) Mayor of a Martian city.

10. Where do Dogs tell stories to their pups?
(a) In schools.
(b) Each night at dinner.
(c) At home before bedtime.
(d) Around a campfire.

11. How does the editor suggest reading the Tales?
(a) He suggests that readers don't read the Tales.
(b) At face value.
(c) As symbols.
(d) With a friend.

12. In the Preface, what does the editor say has no meaning in the Dogs' world?
(a) Love.
(b) The concepts in the tales.
(c) Society.
(d) The endings of the tales.

13. What happens to Jerome when he visits the Space Field?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He gets lost.
(c) He has a panic attack.
(d) He starts a small fire.

14. What skills help the Dogs to become a master race?
(a) Building skills.
(b) Math skills.
(c) Physical skills.
(d) Literacy skills.

15. At the end of "Tale 1", what happens to the empty buildings and houses?
(a) They are sold to a different country.
(b) They are burned.
(c) They are turned into memorials.
(d) They are updated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is travel to Jupiter possible?

2. In "Tale 3", where does Nathaniel invite Grant?

3. How does Gramps know Henry Adams?

4. What does Gramps do when he hears Ole's car in "Tale 1"?

5. Why does Johnny have a problem with where Levi is living?

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