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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man repeatedly hit with micrometeorites in "Kaleidoscope?"
(a) Michaels.
(b) Martin.
(c) Williams.
(d) Hollis.

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

3. Which medical instrument does the doctor carry in the final scene of "The Small Assassin?"
(a) Blood pressure cuff.
(b) Scalpel.
(c) Tongue depresser.
(d) Stethoscope.

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

5. What is the name of the batman that lives in Europe?
(a) Einar.
(b) Ceci.
(c) Jonn.
(d) Aesop.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy feels like an outcast because he is not a _____.

2. The boy remembers his friend _____ who had died the previous summer.

3. What is the name of the boy in "The Invisible Boy?"

4. How many hunters go on the trip?

5. How much did it cost to install the new system?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the main characters in "The Next In Line" discover when they go to Mexico? What is their reaction?

2. "Hail and Farewell" tells the story of William, a twelve-year old boy who does not age. Discuss William's unique situation and his solution to the problem of where to live.

3. In "The Playground" Charles Underhill objects when his sister Carol wants to take Charles' three-year-old son Jim to a playground. Why does Charles object? What is the outcome of the story?

4. What is the purpose of the City? Who built it?

5. What is the main issue with Mr. Harris, the protagonist in "Skeleton?"

6. What is the cause of family tension in the story "The Rocket Man?"

7. Describe the plot of the story "The Fog Horn."

8. In "A Sound of Thunder" several people take a trip. Who goes on the trip? What is the purpose of the trip? What negative occurrence happens during the trip?

9. Describe the main plot of "The Coffin."

10. How does the Erickson family come across the farmhouse? How do they claim the old house?

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