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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. When the Bodonis draw straws to see who will ride on a rocket, who draws the short straw the first time?

2. What age of children are playing Invasion?

3. Where are William and Susan Travis from?

4. In "No Particular Night or Morning", when does the lunch bell ring?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Saul Williams kidnap Leonard Mark?

2. How did William Travis kill Mr. Simms?

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

4. Why has the city waited twenty thousand years for men from Earth?

5. What does Braling 2 do with Braling?

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

7. What choice does Ettil believe he has after landing on Earth?

8. What does Hitchcock do at the end of the chapter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Veldt", technology becomes dangerous. Discuss the threat of ever-increasing technology, using examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflict that occurs in "The Marionette".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the reactions of the men in "Kaleidoscope" when they find themselves floating in space and know they are about to die.

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