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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 color shades does Doug buy his mother when she says it is too light to sleep?

2. How long does the psychologist think it will take to make good children out of bad?

3. How many continents are on Venus?

4. How long would the men be able to talk by phone?

5. In what state was Father Peregrine's grandfather's home where they would light fire balloons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Hernando get his shoes?

4. Describe the "church" that the Fathers build on Mars.

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

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

7. How do the men walking through the Venusian rain carry a boat?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from "The Exiles", discuss how technology stifles imagination.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why in "The Veldt" the children become dependent upon the house and nursery instead of their parents. Use examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Hernando cannot understand what a young man means when he says that it is the end of the world. Use examples from the story.

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