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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Simmons die?
(a) Kills him himself with his gun.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Dragged into the sea by Venusians.
(d) Sitting on a rock with his head back, breathing the rain.

2. Where does Doug's father's rocket fall?
(a) On Mars.
(b) On Venus.
(c) Into the sun.
(d) Into Saturn.

3. What body parts does Hollis lose to meteors?
(a) Right ear and left hand.
(b) Right toes and left fingers.
(c) Left hand and right foot.
(d) Left arm and right leg.

4. How old are Smith and Braling?
(a) About 25.
(b) Around 40.
(c) Around 30.
(d) About 35.

5. After Doug's father dies, when do he and his mother eat breakfast?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year does Hattie remember when she was a little girl?

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

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

5. Which cluster of meteors does Stone believe he is floating in?

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