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

2. What are the two men looking for in "The Town Where No One Got Off?"
(a) Murder victim.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Spaceship.
(d) Lost dog.

3. What is the surname of the family in "The October Game?"
(a) Wilder.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Grasso.
(d) Baker.

4. What is the name of the main male character in "Frost and Fire?"
(a) Sunny.
(b) Sim.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Sam.

5. What is the name of the character that suffers from dual personalities?
(a) Freeleigh.
(b) Fabian.
(c) Finck.
(d) Fabio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man go on his final vacation?

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

3. What is the name of the family that emigrated to Mars?

4. What is the name of the woman in "The Illustrated Woman?"

5. What is the occupation of the woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Day It Rained Forever" three friends complain at the severe heat while waiting for a specific event to occur. What is the event? When is it due to occur?

2. In the story "The Aqueduct" how does a third party benefit from a war between two other nations?

3. Tell the story of Margot in "All Summer in a Day."

4. What is the main issue facing Carrie in "The Strawberry Window?" What is the resolution?

5. What is unusual about the parrot in "The Parrot Who Met Papa?" What happens to the parrot?

6. What is the story of the main character in "The Illustrated Woman?"

7. What is the reaction of the people when a girl talks about a woman being buried alive in "The Screaming Woman?"

8. Explain the difference between the two men at the beach in "The Shoreline at Sunset."

9. In "The October Game" what is the relationship between Mich and Louise Wilder? What Actions does Mich take to hurt his wife?

10. What is the relationship between Anna Marie and Roger in "Some Live Like Lazarus?" How does the relationship evolve?

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