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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker say humans are in "Fatal Light Awareness"?
(a) A curse.
(b) A miracle.
(c) A lost cause.
(d) A dying symphony.

2. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?
(a) It turns to dust.
(b) It takes on a life of its own.
(c) It grows.
(d) It turns red.

3. What does the editor suggest letting people do in "Editorial Notes"?
(a) Eat dinner whenever they want.
(b) Buy their own books.
(c) Come to their own conclusions.
(d) Use the library more.

4. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Sweatsuits.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Sado French Vogue getups.
(d) Evening wear.

5. What does the speaker use a feather for in "Feather"?
(a) As a quill pen.
(b) As a calendar.
(c) As a trumpet.
(d) As an ornament for jewelry.

6. Which people are at the far end of the table right next to the door in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) The wizards.
(b) The priests.
(c) The modernists.
(d) Those who deal in hazards.

7. What does the bear go, or turn into, in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) Rock.
(b) Shallows.
(c) Sea.
(d) Tree.

8. Where are we living now, according to the speaker in "Tracking the Rain"?
(a) In a desert.
(b) In a normal house.
(c) On the tundra.
(d) Inside a dry red bubble.

9. What tense does not exist at the conference in "Translator's Conference"?
(a) Future.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Imperfect.

10. What two things is "he" afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?
(a) Birds and snow.
(b) Birds and trees.
(c) Birds and guns.
(d) Birds and zombies.

11. What kind of clothing did werewolves used to wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Silk.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Bluejean clothing.
(d) Cotton.

12. What is the cancelled word in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Worsted.
(b) First.
(c) Madman.
(d) Last.

13. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(b) The station.
(c) The future.
(d) The songs of our ancestors.

14. What do people say instead of "no" in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Never.
(c) Perhaps.
(d) Yes.

15. What happens in Part IV of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) We wonder if they are God.
(b) They turn us into flowers.
(c) They kill us.
(d) We kill them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the defining foliage of the oil age in "Plasticene Suite"?

2. What is the hard part in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?

3. How does the defining foliage of the oil age differ from true foliage in "Plasticene Suite"?

4. What happens when a human comes across the spider too suddenly in "Spider Signatures"?

5. When is every life a failure in "Feather"?

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