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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the character?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

2. The opposing town builds an object in the shape of which animal?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cow.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pig.

3. What is a veldt?
(a) Field.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Space shuttle.

4. Where do the astronauts land in "The Long Rain?"
(a) Venus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Earth.
(d) Pluto.

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

6. What word best describes the boy's behavior?
(a) Mischievous.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Rambunctious.
(d) Polite.

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

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

9. What is the name of the protagonist in "Homecoming?"
(a) Warren.
(b) Jason.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Robert.

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

11. What causes the boy to think he is invisible?
(a) No reflection.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Potion.

12. What type of store does the couple open?
(a) Gift.
(b) Flower.
(c) Souvenir.
(d) Food.

13. What is the name of the person in charge of the group?
(a) Gripp.
(b) Blake.
(c) Travis.
(d) Peregrine.

14. The fog horn sometimes summons what type of creature?
(a) Sea monster.
(b) Mermaid.
(c) Angry natives.
(d) Shark.

15. What is the name of the boy's hometown?
(a) Mellin Town.
(b) Masonville.
(c) Scatter Town.
(d) Brookville.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Small Assassin" what is the surname of Alice and David?

2. In "The Off Season" what is the name of the couple that opens a store?

3. Who do the couple wait for at their store?

4. What is the name of the place visited by the family each summer?

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

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