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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. The couple decides to use time travel to escape to which year?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1953.

2. What is a veldt?
(a) Suitcase.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Space shuttle.
(d) Field.

3. What is the name of the Captain in "Mars Is Heaven?"
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. What is the first name of the wife's lover?
(a) Henry.
(b) Norm.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bob.

5. What natural formation scares the boy?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Hill.
(c) Gully.
(d) Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Martians use to trick the Earthlings?

2. Martians appear in the form of which of the following?

3. What topic fascinates the group?

4. What is the profession of the people In "Touched With Fire?"

5. How old is the character?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "There Will Come Soft Rains" a metropolitan area has been destroyed. What happened to the area? What is left behind?

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

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

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

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

6. What year is home to William and Susan Travis? What year do they choose to travel to in an attempt to escape war? Where do they go?

7. What are the marital issues for Smith and Braling in "Marionettes, Inc.?" What is the solution chosen by the two men?

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

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

10. 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?

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