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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Long Rain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop is growing in the tilled mountain fields?
(a) Maize.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

2. What was the name of Willie's town on Earth?
(a) Greenwater, Alabama.
(b) Columbus, Georgia.
(c) Natchez, Mississippi.
(d) Fulton, Louisiana.

3. What does Stone compare meteors to?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) Shooting stars.
(d) A dust storm.

4. How many illustrations are on the Illustrated Man?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

5. How old was Willie when he left Earth?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does the narrator meet the Illustrated Man?

2. How long does the psychologist think it will take to make good children out of bad?

3. What are the dimensions of a Sun Dome?

4. What did the children have for supper?

5. When astronauts are ejected into space, how long does it take for the terror the men feel to dissipate?

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