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

2. How many people are crammed in the last vehicle to drive past Hernando on the highway?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

4. What does Captain Hart do when the mayor cannot tell him where the man went?
(a) Tries to choke the mayor.
(b) Shoots the mayor.
(c) Storms back to the rocket.
(d) Tears up the mayor's office.

5. How old was Willie when he left Earth?
(a) 24.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman have to turn off in "The Last Night of the World"?

2. What scent can the boy in "Rocket Man" smell from Mars on his father's uniform?

3. How long has Doug's father been going off into space?

4. What are some of the cars that suddenly came rushing down the highway?

5. What does Lydia think she hears in the nursery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has the white man come to Mars?

3. What is a Sun Dome?

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

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

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

7. What were some scenes that George had seen in the nursery over the last year?

8. Why does Doug's father ask him to promise never to be a rocket man?

9. Why is Father Peregrine chosen to be the captain of the missionaries?

10. Why is Venus sometimes called China?

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