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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 did Saul Williams and another sick man discuss six months ago?

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

3. In "The Concrete Mixer", what does the band play as the Martians prepare to land on Earth?

4. What song is being played on the bandstand at the beginning of "The Fox and the Forest"?

5. In "The Exiles", what is the date?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did William Travis kill Mr. Simms?

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

7. What does Braling 2 do with Braling?

8. What time does the narrator finish seeing the stories on the Illustrated Man?

9. Why does Saul Williams kidnap Leonard Mark?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why "The Rocket Man" is caught between two worlds. Use examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Man", Martin and the Captain disagree on who "The Man" is. Discuss who they think the man is and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning of the idiom "the shoe is on the other foot" as it is used in the story "The Other Foot".

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