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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fire Balloons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color shades does Doug buy his mother when she says it is too light to sleep?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. At the beginning of "Rocket Man", what time does the boy go to bed?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

3. How old does Hernando believe the driver of the last vehicle is?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Captain not to pull rank?

2. What is the last vehicle that goes past Hernando on the highway?

3. When was Doug's father a boy?

4. When the men circle back to their rocket on Venus, how much food do they have left?

5. How many illustrations are on the Illustrated Man?

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