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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. Who tells the Captain not to pull rank?

2. What time does Captain Hart walk into the city accompanied by Lieutenant Martin and an assistant?

3. When did Burton die?

4. What was the name of Willie's town on Earth?

5. How was Willie's mother killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the first Sun Dome that the men found?

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

4. Why is Father Peregrine chosen to be the captain of the missionaries?

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. Why do Doug and his mother not want to see the sun at the end of the chapter?

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

9. Why does Doug's father ask him to promise never to be a rocket man?

10. Will Captain Hart ever find the man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether the men in "Kaleidoscope" decide if how they lived their lives matters when it comes time to die.

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

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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