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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. What does Captain Hart call the planet he has landed on?
(a) Planet 43 in Star System 3.
(b) Planet 12 in Star System 4.
(c) Planet 56 in Star System 1.
(d) Planet 67 in Star System 2.

2. What type of rock does a woman use to grind corn?
(a) Basalt.
(b) Lava rock.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Granite.

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

4. What did the children have for supper?
(a) Chocolate ice cream cones and hamburgers.
(b) Pizza and funnel cakes.
(c) Tacos and cotton candy.
(d) Strawberry ice cream and hot dogs.

5. What color hair do the girls have in "The Last Night of the World"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the mayor say broke a leg and was rescued by the blue lights?

2. Where do the officers of the rocket ship eat supper?

3. How long has one of the men who is walking in the rain lived on Venus?

4. How long ago does Applegate say that he blackballed Hollis with the Rocket Company?

5. How long would the men be able to talk by phone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Doug's mother allow him to mow the lawn or fix anything around the house?

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

4. What does the driver of the ancient Ford tell Hernando has happened?

5. How do the men walking through the Venusian rain carry a boat?

6. What happened during the third World War?

7. How would Willie treat the white people if they come to Mars?

8. Who was the artist who tattooed the Illustrated Man?

9. What is a Sun Dome?

10. Why has the white man come to Mars?

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