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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the women dream in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) 3 nights ago.
(b) 4 nights ago.
(c) The night before last.
(d) Last night.

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

3. Whom does Poe want Bierce to warn about the rocket coming to Mars?
(a) Edgar Rice Burroughs.
(b) Lewis Carrol.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. What equipment in Bodoni's junk yard broke down last week?
(a) Scrap processor.
(b) Vehicle dismantler.
(c) Aluminum furnace.
(d) Roll-off wrecker.

5. How far are Hitchcock and Clemens from Earth?
(a) A million miles.
(b) A hundred thousand miles.
(c) A billion miles.
(d) A trillion miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many races of sentient beings are there on Mars?

3. How old is Bramante?

4. What did the captain of the ship in "The Exiles" dream every night the week before they took off from Earth?

5. When did the narrator have a dream in "The Last Night of the World"?

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