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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tattoo show that forms on the empty space upon the Illustrated Man's back?
(a) The Illustrated Man killing a woman.
(b) The Illustrated Man choking the narrator.
(c) A lion killing a sheep.
(d) A bear killing a child.

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

3. Where are William and Susan Travis from?
(a) 2200.
(b) 2205.
(c) 2155.
(d) 2105.

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

5. How old is Mink?
(a) 7 years old.
(b) 9 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

6. How many Americans does Ettil tell his wife Tylla are killed each year in automobiles?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 27,000.
(d) 32,000.

7. What did the captain of the ship in "The Exiles" dream every night the week before they took off from Earth?
(a) That he was a lion.
(b) That he was a deer.
(c) That he was a bear.
(d) That he was a white wolf.

8. What disease does Saul Williams have that put him in quarantine on Mars?
(a) Chronic cough syndrome.
(b) Blood rust.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. How long has Bodoni worked in his junk yard?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

11. Where else are the children playing Invasion?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Scranton.
(c) Rockville.
(d) Youngstown.

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

13. Where is the moon when the narrator finishes all the stories on the Illustrated Man?
(a) Near the western horizon.
(b) Half way up in the sky.
(c) Near the eastern horizon.
(d) High in the sky.

14. What begins to form on the empty space upon the Illustrated Man's back?
(a) The shape of an animal.
(b) The shape of a woman.
(c) A face.
(d) A flower.

15. In "The Concrete Mixer", what is presented to the Martians during the welcoming speeches?
(a) A railroad car full of soft drinks.
(b) A railroad car full of popcorn.
(c) 2-ton truck full of grapefruit.
(d) 3 tons of lemons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are Smith and Braling?

2. What is the date at the beginning of "The Fox & the Forest"?

3. How far are Hitchcock and Clemens from Earth?

4. What is the name of the movie producer who wants to hire Ettil as an advisor for a movie about the Mars invasion?

5. What are the walls of the city made from?

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