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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Interval in Sunlight" is set in which country?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Mexico.

2. What word best describes the physical appearance of the woman?
(a) Obese.
(b) Stooped.
(c) Slender.
(d) Petite.

3. What is the name of the inventor in "The Happiness Machine?"
(a) Smith.
(b) Woodword.
(c) Terle.
(d) Auffmann.

4. What is the name of the ill daughter in "A Medicine for Melancholy (The Sovereign Remedy Revealed!)?"
(a) Camillia.
(b) Anne.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Raynie.

5. "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" symbolically represents which of the following:
(a) Civil Rights Movement.
(b) Moon landing.
(c) American history.
(d) Evolution.

6. How long has the character lived alone on the planet?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 60 years.
(d) 25 years.

7. What causes the characters' life spans to be shortened drastically?
(a) Pestilence.
(b) Metabolism.
(c) Lack of oxygen.
(d) Fever.

8. Where was the man's body found?
(a) Subway.
(b) Shelter.
(c) On the street.
(d) Theater.

9. What word is used to mean "grab with force?"
(a) Grovel.
(b) Winch.
(c) Tantalize.
(d) Seize.

10. Who objects to Freeleigh's plan in "Calling Mexico?"
(a) Nurses.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Mrs. Freeleigh.
(d) Friend.

11. "The Tombling Day" deals with activities that take place in which location?
(a) Cemetery.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) Apartment complex.

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

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

14. What is the occupation of the woman?
(a) Illustrator.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Actress.
(d) Writer.

15. The man wants to correct wrongs that were cast upon him when he was ______ years old.
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young girl with memories of the sun?

2. What does an aqueduct typically carry?

3. What word best describes the inner core of the ancient alien?

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

5. On what day is the rain supposed to come?

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