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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rows in the theater will be designated for whites?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. What color hair do the girls have in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

3. What did the children have for supper?
(a) Pizza and funnel cakes.
(b) Tacos and cotton candy.
(c) Chocolate ice cream cones and hamburgers.
(d) Strawberry ice cream and hot dogs.

4. What is the name of the rocket that will take the Fathers to Mars?
(a) Crucifix.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Miracle.
(d) Salvation.

5. How many people are crammed in the last vehicle to drive past Hernando on the highway?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

6. What does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" pour himself to drink at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Juice.
(d) Tea.

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

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

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

10. Where is a little boy located who sees Hollis enter Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Idaho.

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

12. What does Lydia think she hears in the nursery?
(a) Bird song.
(b) Children laughing.
(c) A scream.
(d) Lions roaring.

13. What time do the man and woman go to bed in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

14. What are some of the cars that suddenly came rushing down the highway?
(a) Rusting sedans.
(b) Old battered vehicles.
(c) Red sports cars.
(d) Long and black cars.

15. What does Captain Hart do when the mayor cannot tell him where the man went?
(a) Tries to choke the mayor.
(b) Storms back to the rocket.
(c) Shoots the mayor.
(d) Tears up the mayor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "The Long Rain", how many men are walking in the rain?

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

3. Where did the whites hang Willie's father?

4. How much did the Happylife Home cost?

5. Where does the captain end up when he floats off?

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