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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Concrete Mixer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the driver wearing in the last car that goes past Hernando on the highway?
(a) Denim jacket.
(b) Leather jacket.
(c) Yellow sweater.
(d) Navy sweater.

2. What time do the man and woman go to bed in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

3. In "The Last Night of the World", what time do the girls go to bed?
(a) 8:30 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

4. How many cars does Hernando believe pass him on the highway?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,500.

5. What does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" pour himself to drink at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Concrete Mixer", what nationality is the young man in stories who usually thwarts a Martian invasion?

2. Where are the cars heading on the highway?

3. What are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?

4. What color hair do the girls have in "The Last Night of the World"?

5. Including Ettil, how many Martians are on the rocket that lands in Greentown, California?

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