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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. In "The Crowd" Spallner is involved in what kind of accident?
(a) Plane.
(b) Car.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Choking.

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

3. What is the name of the new resident?
(a) Koberman.
(b) Kingsolver.
(c) Keller.
(d) Kaplan.

4. What is the name of the story's narrator?
(a) Ambrose.
(b) Sam.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Johnny.

5. Which pet plays a lead role in the story?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Walter's last name In "The Silent Towns?"

2. What is the name of the protagonist in "The Skeleton?"

3. The new resident is unusual. The boy learns that the man is a/n _____________.

4. What type of animal is being hunted "A Sound of Thunder?"

5. What is the surname of the protagonist's next door neighbor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Invisible Boy" how does the woman attempt to get Charlie to stay with her instead of going home? How does the woman do it?

2. Explain Walter Gripp's situation in "The Silent Towns." What has upset Walter? What does he do about it? What is the outcome?

3. What becomes of Richard because of his jealousy?

4. What is the purpose of Benjy's visit in "The Great Wide World over There?"

5. 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?

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

7. In "The Murderer" Albert Brock is under psychiatric care. Why is Brock under observation? What is the problem with Brock?

8. What is the problem with the new resident in "The Man Upstairs?" How is the problem resolved?

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

10. In "Mars Is Heaven" one of the characters is suspicious of the happenings in an Earth-like village. Who is the character and what causes the character to be distracted?

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