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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 children does Bodoni have?

2. Including Ettil, how many Martians are on the rocket that lands in Greentown, California?

3. What is William Travis's job back home in the future?

4. Where are William and Susan Travis from?

5. What age of children are playing Invasion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bodoni take all his children into space?

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

3. What are William and Susan Travis's real names and where are they from?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Braling 2 do with Braling?

9. What does Mr. Machen say would happen to the banned authors if all their works were destroyed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the characters react when they learn that it is the "Last Night of the World" and why there is no rioting. Use examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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