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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 last vehicle that goes past Hernando on the highway?
(a) An ancient Ford.
(b) A rickety pickup.
(c) An old Chevy.
(d) A battered Dodge.

2. How much does Willie believe that the whites should be paid an hour?
(a) $2.
(b) $1.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 20 cents.

3. How long does it take for a man to die when a Venusian drags him into the sea?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

4. How many illustrations are on the Illustrated Man?
(a) 14.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. Where does the captain end up when he floats off?
(a) Toward the sun.
(b) Toward Pluto.
(c) The moon.
(d) In a meteor swarm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Lespere have?

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

3. What was the name of Willie's town on Earth?

4. When did the narrator have a dream in "The Last Night of the World"?

5. What crop is growing in the tilled mountain fields?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Martin say to the Captain when he insists on interrogating the people in the city?

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

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

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

5. Why is Captain Hart irritated at the beginning of "The Man".

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

7. What happened to the first Sun Dome that the men found?

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

9. Why do Doug and his mother not want to see the sun at the end of the chapter?

10. What types of things does the house do for the Hadley family?

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