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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. Where is Braling going on Thursday?

2. What begins to form on the empty space upon the Illustrated Man's back?

3. What time does Mink say zero hour will be?

4. What did the captain of the ship in "The Exiles" dream every night the week before they took off from Earth?

5. How old are Smith and Braling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the city do to the captain of the rocket ship?

2. What does Braling 2 do with Braling?

3. What does Bramante say will happen if only one member of Bodoni's family goes to Mars?

4. In "The Exiles", what did the captain dream every night until the week they took off from Earth?

5. How did William Travis kill Mr. Simms?

6. Why are men exiled to Mars in "The Visitor"?

7. Why must clients of Marionettes, Inc., be pledged to secrecy?

8. What does Drill promise the children if they help with the invasion?

9. Why does Ettil believe that a Martian invasion of Earth will fail?

10. What tattoo begins to form after the narrator has seen the stories on the Illustrated Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how greed destroys happiness in "The Visitor". 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

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

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