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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories 61 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Last Night of the World" how do the people feel about the upcoming event?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Scared.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Perplexed.

2. A person's life span typically lasts how many days?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

3. The new resident is unusual. The boy learns that the man is a/n _____________.
(a) Vampire.
(b) Alien.
(c) Serial killer.
(d) Ghost.

4. What is the name of the man found murdered n the story "And So Died Riabouchinska?"
(a) Ockham.
(b) Auffman.
(c) Lapham.
(d) Riabouchinska.

5. "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" symbolically represents which of the following:
(a) Evolution.
(b) Moon landing.
(c) American history.
(d) Civil Rights Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy in "The Lake?"

2. What is the name of the protagonist's brother?

3. What is the first name of the wife's lover?

4. What is the name of the family in "The Veldt?"

5. Where is the Captain captured by the Martians?

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