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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Concrete Mixer", what does the band play as the Martians prepare to land on Earth?
(a) "America the Beautiful".
(b) "California, Here I Come".
(c) "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
(d) "This Land is Your Land".

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

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

4. How old is Bramante?
(a) 80.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

5. What equipment in Bodoni's junk yard broke down last week?
(a) Roll-off wrecker.
(b) Aluminum furnace.
(c) Scrap processor.
(d) Vehicle dismantler.

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

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

8. What were the people called who lived on the planet where the city waits?
(a) Brinian.
(b) Carollan.
(c) Prinian.
(d) Taollan.

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

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

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

12. What did Saul Williams and another sick man discuss six months ago?
(a) Epicurus.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Braling keep his Marionette?

2. How many rocket ships have come to the waiting city, including the rocket that lands at the beginning of "The City"?

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

4. How many Americans does Ettil tell his wife Tylla are killed each year in automobiles?

5. Banned authors now live on Mars. When were their books banned on Earth?

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