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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 tool is used to represent death in the tale of the Erickson family?
(a) Gun.
(b) River.
(c) Scythe.
(d) Stick.

2. What is the name of the structure used for shelter?
(a) Gravity cave.
(b) Sun dome.
(c) Moon hut.
(d) Inert chamber.

3. Where do the astronauts land in "The Long Rain?"
(a) Pluto.
(b) Earth.
(c) Mars.
(d) Venus.

4. What word is best used to describe the wife in the story "The Jar?"
(a) Selfless.
(b) Humble.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Meek.

5. What does the oldest brother invent?
(a) New type of fruit tree.
(b) Electric toothbrush.
(c) Glow in the dark pants.
(d) Mechanical coffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of group arrives on planet in "The Fire Balloons?"

2. What is the name of the older lighthouse keeper in "The Fog Horn?"

3. In what year does the couple live?

4. What is the name of the boy's hometown?

5. What is the name of the widower in "The Playground?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the situation that plagues Timothy Elliot in "Homecoming." Why does Timothy feel like an outcast?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Father Peregrine discover when he examines the morality of the Martians?

9. The birth of a child is usually a joyous thing. What goes wrong with the Leiber baby in "The Small Assassin?"

10. "The Big Black and White Game" tells a story about a segregated baseball game. Describe the players on each team.

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