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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the marionette used in the story?
(a) Ockham.
(b) Fabian.
(c) Riabouchinska.
(d) Freeleigh.

2. What nationality is the man that uncovers the unusual activity?
(a) American.
(b) Venutian.
(c) French.
(d) Martian.

3. What word is used to describe the act of raising someone from a grave?
(a) Apportment.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Exhumation.
(d) Resuscitation.

4. What is the name of the woman in "The Illustrated Woman?"
(a) Andrea.
(b) Janice.
(c) Emma.
(d) Carrie.

5. What happens to the loved one's body during the night?
(a) Disintegrates.
(b) Comes to life.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Disappears.

6. Where does the woman work?
(a) Art studio.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Convenience store.
(d) Carnival.

7. Where do the two men meet in "The Best of All Possible Worlds?"
(a) Bar.
(b) Bus station.
(c) Airport.
(d) Train.

8. Where does the man go on his final vacation?
(a) British Isles.
(b) Canada.
(c) Greece.
(d) Mars.

9. Where does the story take place?
(a) Mars.
(b) Earth.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Venus.

10. What is the name of the protagonist in "The Utterly Perfect Murder?"
(a) Dan.
(b) Doug.
(c) Donny.
(d) Dickie.

11. "The Terrible Conflagration up at the Place" is set in which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Ireland.

12. Who becomes suspicious of the mushrooms being grown in "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar?"
(a) Teachers.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Neighbors.

13. What is Picasso's first name?
(a) Henri.
(b) James.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Ferdinand.

14. In "The Inspired Chicken Motel" which item bears a strange inscription?
(a) Tombstone.
(b) Egg.
(c) Wall.
(d) Beak.

15. In "The Day It Rained Forever" the main scene is set in what type of establishment?
(a) Laundromat.
(b) Bar.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hire the modeler to create the prehistoric animal in "Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

2. What is the name of the main character in "Night Call, Collect?"

3. What is the name of the main male character in "Frost and Fire?"

4. Who is responsible for digging up the bodies?

5. "The Parrot Who Met Papa" is about an ordinary parrot named ________.

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