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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment strikes down one of the two men?
(a) Measels.
(b) Mental breakdown.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. What is Walter's last name In "The Silent Towns?"
(a) Ginther.
(b) George.
(c) Gripp.
(d) Gunderson.

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

4. What type of pet is kept by the boy?
(a) Gerbil.
(b) Rat.
(c) Cat.
(d) Spider.

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

6. Martians appear in the form of which of the following?
(a) Grasses.
(b) Birds.
(c) Vapor.
(d) Light.

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

8. "The Million-Year Picnic" an Earth family from Earth to avoid which of the following:
(a) End of the world.
(b) Global war.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Fire.

9. What is the name of the place visited by the family each summer?
(a) Percy Beach.
(b) Lake Bluff.
(c) Inland Cove.
(d) Winslow Mountain.

10. What is the term used for the lifelike androids?
(a) Droids.
(b) Puppets.
(c) Marionettes.
(d) Robots.

11. What is the profession of the people In "Touched With Fire?"
(a) Fire fighters.
(b) Sociologists.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Flight attendants.

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

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

14. How old is the man's young son?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

15. Where is the Captain captured by the Martians?
(a) Family cemetery plot.
(b) High school.
(c) Spaceship.
(d) Childhood home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of the Braling brothers?

3. The opposing town builds an object in the shape of which animal?

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

5. What is the name of the woman Water meets?

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