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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the film director of the American motion picture company that William and Susan Travis observe?
(a) Ted Callaway.
(b) Brian Rollins.
(c) Joe Melton.
(d) Bob Minton.

2. What is the name of the movie producer who wants to hire Ettil as an advisor for a movie about the Mars invasion?
(a) B. B. Vander Struve.
(b) M. M. Van Buren.
(c) T. T. Van Domn.
(d) R. R. Van Plank.

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

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

5. How many years has Smith been trying to get Braling out for a quiet drink?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

7. What time does Mink say zero hour will be?
(a) Six o'clock.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) Five o'clock.
(d) Four o'clock.

8. When Saul kidnaps Leonard and takes him to a cave, what does Leonard disguise himself as?
(a) A rock wall.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A boulder.
(d) A beetle.

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

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

11. 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 deer.
(b) That he was a lion.
(c) That he was a bear.
(d) That he was a white wolf.

12. 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 an angel food cake recipe.
(d) To get a pork roast recipe.

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

14. How much do Marionettes cost?
(a) $10,000 to $19,000.
(b) $20,000 to $39,000.
(c) $7,600 to $15,000.
(d) $5,000 to $12,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bramante?

2. How much money does Bodoni have saved?

3. Where is Braling going on Thursday?

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

5. What does the tattoo show that forms on the empty space upon the Illustrated Man's back?

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