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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Concrete Mixer", what does the band play as the Martians prepare to land on Earth?
(a) "This Land is Your Land".
(b) "California, Here I Come".
(c) "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
(d) "America the Beautiful".

2. What are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) Dress up.
(b) Blocks.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Pick-up sticks.

3. What do Hernando and his wife use for a bowl?
(a) A pottery bowl.
(b) A hub cap.
(c) An empty gas can.
(d) An old radiator.

4. Where are two girls playing in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) In their bedroom.
(b) In the living room.
(c) On the parlor rug.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" pour himself to drink at the beginning of the chapter?

2. What time do the man and woman go to bed in "The Last Night of the World"?

3. What is the name of the movie producer who wants to hire Ettil as an advisor for a movie about the Mars invasion?

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

5. What are Hernando's shoes made from?

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