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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 ring is tattooed around the Illustrated Man's neck?

2. What is the name of the rocket that will take the Fathers to Mars?

3. How many years has it been since the Illustrated Man had a job that lasted?

4. How was Willie's mother killed?

5. How large is the nursery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Applegate lie about blackballing Hollis?

4. How has the Illustrated Man tried to remove the illustrations?

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

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

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

8. How would Willie treat the white people if they come to Mars?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the fireworks Father Peregrine saw as a child to the beings on Mars. Use examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the psychological and physical effects that Venus has on men in "The Long Rain".

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