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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 does the Illustrated Man usually keep a job?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 7 days.

2. What religious denomination does Father Peregrine belong to?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Episcopal.

3. What is the name of the rocket that will take the Fathers to Mars?
(a) Crucifix.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Miracle.
(d) Salvation.

4. What scent can the boy in "Rocket Man" smell from Mars on his father's uniform?
(a) Iron.
(b) Green ivy.
(c) A milky scent.
(d) Sulphur and fire.

5. In the "The Long Rain", how many men are walking in the rain?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man will burn in Earth's atmosphere?

2. What does George find in the nursery forest?

3. How long has it been since a rocket has landed?

4. What is Venus sometimes called?

5. What year does Hattie remember when she was a little girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mayor believe that the Fathers should minister in First Town?

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

3. What is a Sun Dome?

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

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

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

7. What will the narrator miss when the world ends?

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

9. What happened during the third World War?

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

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