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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Doug's father been going off into space?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. What did the unknown man heal on the mayor's son?
(a) Cleft palate.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) Withered arm.
(d) Club foot.

3. Where is George planning to take his family for a vacation?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Indiana.

4. Where did the whites hang Willie's father?
(a) Knockwood Hill.
(b) Whitlach Hill.
(c) Blue Ridge Hill.
(d) Brynson Hill.

5. Where did Father Peregrine and his cousins see fireworks when he was a child?
(a) His grandfather's house.
(b) At an aunt and uncle's house.
(c) At his parents' house.
(d) At the city park.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Highway", how long has it been since Hernando has seen a car on the road?

2. What is the date of the last night of the world?

3. Whose house does Hattie walk to while she asks the children to stay at home?

4. Who tells the Captain not to pull rank?

5. What color eyes do Wendy and Peter have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the townspeople not come when the rocket lands on the planet?

2. Will Captain Hart ever find the man?

3. Why does Doug sneak his father's uniform out of the sleeping room?

4. What was the narrator doing when he met the Illustrated Man?

5. How has the Illustrated Man tried to remove the illustrations?

6. How does the narrator in "The Last Night of the World" say that the world will end?

7. Does anyone see Hollis when he hits the atmosphere?

8. Why has the white man come to Mars?

9. What does David McClean recommend that George and Lydia do with the nursery?

10. Why was it unusual that a car had not driven along the highway for more than an hour?

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