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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does Saul Williams wish to remember?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) London.
(d) Miami.

2. Where does Clemens's girl live?
(a) Janesville.
(b) Champaign.
(c) Decatur.
(d) Evanston.

3. When Poe and Bierce enter a small valley and suddenly find themselves on a cobbled street, what song do they hear?
(a) "Good King Wenceslas".
(b) "O Tannebaum".
(c) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
(d) "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

4. How many children does Bodoni have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. Where do Mary and Henry Morris hide from the children at five o'clock?
(a) In their bedroom.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In the cellar.

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

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

8. In "The Concrete Mixer", what nationality is the young man in stories who usually thwarts a Martian invasion?
(a) French.
(b) Swedish.
(c) German.
(d) Irish.

9. In "The Exiles", what is the date?
(a) 2089.
(b) 2120.
(c) 2099.
(d) 2100.

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

11. Why does Mary Morris's friend Helen call her?
(a) To get a pork roast recipe.
(b) To get the black-and-white cake recipe.
(c) To get an angel food cake recipe.
(d) To get a beef roast recipe.

12. What is the Illustrated Man doing after the narrator has seen all the stories?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Talking.
(c) Putting on his shirt.
(d) Having a snack.

13. What age of children are playing Invasion?
(a) Under eight years old.
(b) Under twelve years old.
(c) Under fourteen years old.
(d) Under ten years old.

14. Where is Braling going on Thursday?
(a) Rio.
(b) Miami.
(c) Havana.
(d) Mexico City.

15. What are the walls of the city made from?
(a) Marble.
(b) Stone.
(c) Obsidian.
(d) Granite.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season of the year does a rocket land on a planet where a city waits?

2. How much do Marionettes cost?

3. What is the name of the travel agency that William and Susan Travis used to travel to 1938?

4. What is William Travis's job back home in the future?

5. In "The Concrete Mixer", what is presented to the Martians during the welcoming speeches?

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