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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Venus sometimes called?

2. Where did Father Peregrine and his cousins see fireworks when he was a child?

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

4. What did the children have for supper?

5. In the "The Long Rain", how many men are walking in the rain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Applegate lie about blackballing Hollis?

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

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

8. Why couldn't the men collect themselves and formulate a plan?

9. What happens to Hollis when a meteor flashes by?

10. Why has the white man come to Mars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why "The Rocket Man" is caught between two worlds. Use examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how Doug and his mother feel about space. Use examples from "The Rocket Man".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the actions of the banned authors and their characters affect the astronauts and how the actions of the astronauts affect the banned authors and their characters.

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