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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters decide to go off on vacation to get away from their wives?
(a) Smith and Braling.
(b) Travis and Black.
(c) Hollis and Hitchcock.
(d) Elliot and Einar.

2. What part of the explorers' bodies is removed?
(a) Liver.
(b) Brain.
(c) Head.
(d) Heart.

3. What is the protagonist's issue?
(a) Hypochondriac.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Always cold.

4. What is the surname of the protagonist's next door neighbor?
(a) Brabbam.
(b) Barnaby.
(c) Giles.
(d) Anderson.

5. What is the name of the man repeatedly hit with micrometeorites in "Kaleidoscope?"
(a) Hollis.
(b) Martin.
(c) Michaels.
(d) Williams.

6. What did the Martians use to trick the Earthlings?
(a) Magic.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Telepathy.
(d) Hypnosis.

7. What is unusual about the center of the sun in "The Golden Apples of the Sun?"
(a) It is empty.
(b) It contains an ancient civilization.
(c) It is frozen.
(d) It is filled with bubbles.

8. Who do the couple wait for at their store?
(a) Children.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) Police.
(d) Tourists.

9. What is the name of the family in "The Veldt?"
(a) Morris.
(b) Tipton.
(c) Hadley.
(d) Pomeroy.

10. How much did it cost to install the new system?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $70,000.

11. What reason are the explorers killed in "The City?"
(a) Trespassing.
(b) Insulting residents.
(c) Murder.
(d) Revenge.

12. What is the name of the protagonist in "The Skeleton?"
(a) Harris.
(b) Williams.
(c) Bert.
(d) Charlie.

13. What is the name of the new resident?
(a) Keller.
(b) Koberman.
(c) Kingsolver.
(d) Kaplan.

14. In what year does the couple live?
(a) 2273.
(b) 2155.
(c) 2099.
(d) 2174.

15. What is the surname of the couple in "The Fox and the Forest?"
(a) Travis.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Terwilliger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation of the wife's dies during the story?

2. What is the name of the protagonist in "The April Witch?"

3. What is the name of the main character in "The Emissary?"

4. What word best describes the boy's behavior?

5. How old is the character?

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