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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 is the name of the town on Mars?
(a) Prospector's City.
(b) Mining City.
(c) First City.
(d) Prime City.

2. Where are the tattoos on the Illustrated Man's body?
(a) On his arms.
(b) On his face.
(c) From his neck to his belt line.
(d) On his legs.

3. What does Lydia think she hears in the nursery?
(a) Children laughing.
(b) Lions roaring.
(c) Bird song.
(d) A scream.

4. Who does the mayor say broke a leg and was rescued by the blue lights?
(a) A day laborer.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A prospector.
(d) A miner

5. When were the Illustrations put on the man's body?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cluster of meteors does Stone believe he is floating in?

2. Where does Doug's father's rocket fall?

3. How old does Hernando believe the driver of the last vehicle is?

4. What time does Captain Hart walk into the city accompanied by Lieutenant Martin and an assistant?

5. When did Burton die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator believe that October 19, 1969, was chosen as the last night of the world?

2. What dream did the narrator have in "The Last Night of the World"?

3. Why was Hernando standing in the rain by the highway?

4. How did Hernando get his shoes?

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

6. Why didn't the white people follow the black people to Mars?

7. Why did Applegate lie about blackballing Hollis?

8. How does the narrator describe the Illustrated Man's tattoos?

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

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

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