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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. How many wives does Lespere have?

2. What month does the narrator meet the Illustrated Man?

3. How long has one of the men who is walking in the rain lived on Venus?

4. What book did Father Peregrine write?

5. Where do the officers of the rocket ship eat supper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hernando standing in the rain by the highway?

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

3. What was the narrator doing when he met the Illustrated Man?

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

5. How did Hernando get his shoes?

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

7. How many races are on Mars according to the mayor of First Town?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Mrs. Morris did not realize that Mink and the other children really were planning an invasion. Use examples from "Zero Hour".

Essay Topic 3

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

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