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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long had the city waited for revenge?
(a) 25,000 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 15,000 years.
(d) 20,000 years.

3. Including Ettil, how many Martians are on the rocket that lands in Greentown, California?
(a) 43.
(b) 51.
(c) 39.
(d) 49.

4. Banned authors now live on Mars. When were their books banned on Earth?
(a) 2050.
(b) 2030.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2040.

5. What time is it when the narrator has finished all the stories on the Illustrated Man?
(a) Almost midnight.
(b) Nearly 11 p.m.
(c) Almost 1 a.m.
(d) Nearly 2 a.m.

6. Where does Braling keep his Marionette?
(a) In a locked closet.
(b) In a toolbox in the cellar.
(c) In a vault.
(d) Locked in the attic.

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

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

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

10. What is Smith's wife's name?
(a) Susie.
(b) Nellie.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Nettie.

11. What is the name of the travel agency that William and Susan Travis used to travel to 1938?
(a) Back to the Past, Ltd.
(b) Travel in Time, Inc.
(c) Back in Time, Inc.
(d) Time Travelers, Ltd.

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

13. Where does Hitchcock go after eating lunch?
(a) The exercise room.
(b) The infirmary.
(c) His quarters.
(d) Flight deck.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What equipment in Bodoni's junk yard broke down last week?

2. What did the captain of the ship in "The Exiles" dream every night the week before they took off from Earth?

3. How long has Bodoni worked in his junk yard?

4. How far are Hitchcock and Clemens from Earth?

5. What disease does Saul Williams have that put him in quarantine on Mars?

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