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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hunters go on the trip?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. What is the name of the protagonist's brother?
(a) Scooter.
(b) Skipper.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Jimmy.

3. What animals are mentioned in the story?
(a) Baboons.
(b) Parrots.
(c) Cats.
(d) Lions.

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

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

6. The boy feels like an outcast because he is not a _____.
(a) Wolf.
(b) Vampire.
(c) Alien.
(d) Mutant.

7. What is the name of the alternative medicine practitioner in "Skeleton?"
(a) Wilberforce.
(b) Bement.
(c) Munigant.
(d) Lapham.

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

9. What relation of the wife's dies during the story?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Brother.

10. What topic fascinates the group?
(a) Imrprisonment.
(b) Non-verbal communcation.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murder.

11. What is the name of the protagonist in "The Great Wide World over There?"
(a) Vivian.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Cora.

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

13. What is the name of the boy in "The Man Upstairs?"
(a) George.
(b) William.
(c) Rupert.
(d) Douglas.

14. What is the name of the automated home system?
(a) "Perfect Place"
(b) "Happylife Home"
(c) "Auto House"
(d) "Harmony Hut"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy's hometown?

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

3. Which medical instrument does the doctor carry in the final scene of "The Small Assassin?"

4. What is the name of the widower in "The Playground?"

5. What is a veldt?

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