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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. In "The Concrete Mixer", what is presented to the Martians during the welcoming speeches?
(a) A railroad car full of popcorn.
(b) A railroad car full of soft drinks.
(c) 3 tons of lemons.
(d) 2-ton truck full of grapefruit.

2. Where does Braling keep his Marionette?
(a) In a toolbox in the cellar.
(b) Locked in the attic.
(c) In a locked closet.
(d) In a vault.

3. What time is it when the narrator has finished all the stories on the Illustrated Man?
(a) Almost 1 a.m.
(b) Almost midnight.
(c) Nearly 2 a.m.
(d) Nearly 11 p.m.

4. How far are Hitchcock and Clemens from Earth?
(a) A billion miles.
(b) A trillion miles.
(c) A hundred thousand miles.
(d) A million miles.

5. What disease does Saul Williams have that put him in quarantine on Mars?
(a) Chronic cough syndrome.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Blood rust.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bramante?

2. What is the Illustrated Man doing after the narrator has seen all the stories?

3. How long does it take Hitchcock to smoke a packet of cigarettes?

4. How many Americans does Ettil tell his wife Tylla are killed each year in automobiles?

5. In "No Particular Night or Morning", when does the lunch bell ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bodoni take all his children into space?

2. Why are men exiled to Mars in "The Visitor"?

3. Why must clients of Marionettes, Inc., be pledged to secrecy?

4. What does Hitchcock do at the end of the chapter?

5. What does Bramante say will happen if only one member of Bodoni's family goes to Mars?

6. Where else are children playing Invasion?

7. What are William and Susan Travis's real names and where are they from?

8. What did the city do to the captain of the rocket ship?

9. In "The Exiles", what did the captain dream every night until the week they took off from Earth?

10. What does Mr. Machen say would happen to the banned authors if all their works were destroyed?

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