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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the men circle back to their rocket on Venus, how much food do they have left?
(a) 1 days worth.
(b) 3 days worth.
(c) 4 days worth.
(d) 2 days worth.

3. At the beginning of "Highway", how long has it been since Hernando has seen a car on the road?
(a) About a half an hour.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) An hour.

4. What does the woman have to turn off in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) Water.
(b) The stove.
(c) An iron.
(d) A light.

5. How long has one of the men who is walking in the rain lived on Venus?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years
(d) 10 years.

6. What holiday is Father Peregrine dreaming of as he thinks of his upcoming journey to Mars?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) 4th of July.
(d) Thanksgiving.

7. What is the date of the last night of the world?
(a) March 23, 1968.
(b) October 19, 1969.
(c) July 12, 1967.
(d) September 17, 1966.

8. How large is the nursery?
(a) 40 feet across by 40 feet long and 30 feet high.
(b) 75 feet across by 55 feet long and 40 feet high.
(c) 20 feet across by 20 feet long and 35 feet high.
(d) 60 feet across by 35 feet long and 30 feet high.

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

10. What are Hernando's shoes made from?
(a) A tire.
(b) Rags.
(c) An animal skin.
(d) Cardboard.

11. When were the Illustrations put on the man's body?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1900.

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

13. How many years has it been since the Illustrated Man had a job that lasted?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

14. How many of the men's friends are dead back on the rocket they had landed on Venus?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Burton and Ashley's rocket ships run into 48 hours ago?

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

3. How close do George and Lydia need to get to the nursery for the light to come on?

4. How long has Doug's father been going off into space?

5. How long does the Illustrated Man usually keep a job?

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