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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the party in "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"?
(a) A birthday.
(b) An anniversary.
(c) The publication of a young writer's first story.
(d) It is a social mixer for those new to the area.

2. George tells his friends about an event that took place how many years before?
(a) 2.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 65.

3. What does Uncle Otto do to finance the purchase of the land?
(a) Sells his home.
(b) Sells his truck.
(c) Robs a bank.
(d) Sells all of his stocks and bonds.

4. How much time does George spend looking for Henry?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two days.

5. What lie does Henry tell Thorpe?
(a) That Fornits are actually aliens.
(b) That the FBI was looking into Thorpe's Fornit.
(c) That Henry had seen a Fornit at the zoo.
(d) That Henry has a Fornit of his own.

6. What happens when George tries to cover Gramma with a sheet?
(a) She grabs his wrist.
(b) She begins babbling insanely.
(c) She sits up.
(d) She lets out a loud gasp.

7. What leads Thorpe's wife to become frightened of him?
(a) Thorpe's insecurities.
(b) Thorpe's violence.
(c) Thorpe's rage.
(d) Thorpe's paranoia.

8. Shapiro gets the sense that the sands have what?
(a) Evil thoughts.
(b) Hiding places for many strange creatures.
(c) The power to keep him there.
(d) The voice of an old woman.

9. What does Henry add to his letter to Thorpe to help convince Thorpe of his belief in Fornits?
(a) A single hair.
(b) A grainy picture.
(c) A letter from the FBI.
(d) A doodle.

10. Why can't George invoke the name given to him by Aunt Flo?
(a) He has lost his voice.
(b) He forgets the name.
(c) Gramma has him by the throat.
(d) He has a piece of food wedged in his windpipe.

11. Who follows Rocky and Leo as they leave the garage?
(a) Bobby.
(b) A cop.
(c) The milkman.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

12. What does Shapiro begin to think the sands can do?
(a) Devour him.
(b) Swallow him alive.
(c) Drag him down into insanity.
(d) Hear what he is thinking.

13. How many people are celebrating in "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. Why can't George call for help for Gramma?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) The phone is dead.
(c) The phone is making a strange noise.
(d) The house has no phone.

15. What does Rand do as the rescue ship leaves?
(a) He runs after the ship screaming for help.
(b) He is sucked under the sand.
(c) He begins cramming sand into his mouth.
(d) He lies down on the sand and dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reasoning behind Rocky's inebriation?

2. Who is Henry Brower?

3. What does Shapiro do while Rand stands mesmerized by the shifting sand?

4. What other item does the milkman add to his delivery?

5. Where is Richard Pine when he writes in his diary?

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