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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of group arrives on planet in "The Fire Balloons?"
2. What is the surname of the protagonist's next door neighbor?
3. What is the name of the batman that lives in Europe?
4. Who do the couple wait for at their store?
5. What is the name of the protagonist in "The Night?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the plot of the story "The Fog Horn."
2. "The Veldt" tells a story about the Hadley family. What unusual thing has the family done to their house? What part of the house proves to be the most significant?
3. What do the main characters in "The Next In Line" discover when they go to Mexico? What is their reaction?
4. Who presents a solution to Harris? What is the solution? Does Harris take the advice?
5. How does the Erickson family come across the farmhouse? How do they claim the old house?
6. Describe the situation of the main character in "The Emissary."
7. In "The Last Night of the World" several people have the same dream. What is the dream and what is the combined reaction of the people?
8. What happens to Uncle Einar as he returns to from the Elliot family reunion? How does the event change Einar's life?
9. Explain Walter Gripp's situation in "The Silent Towns." What has upset Walter? What does he do about it? What is the outcome?
10. What are the marital issues for Smith and Braling in "Marionettes, Inc.?" What is the solution chosen by the two men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is clear that Bradbury is fascinated by death and corpses. Discuss why you think Bradbury has this fascination and how it is most often used in the stories? Are there metaphors in any other stories that also represent death? Is Bradbury more fascinated with the actual dying or the after life? Why do you think the Screaming Woman was permitted to survive? What other examples can you cite regarding this topic?
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed short story in the style of Ray Bradbury. Will the story deal with aliens or a more complex subject. Be sure to capture Bradbury's flair for language and imagination. Explain your choices.
Essay Topic 3
Children are routinely portrayed as innocents. Unfortunately, that also means that children in many of the stories are discounted or disbelieved, particularly if the stories they tell are fantastic. Some examples include "Homecoming," "The Screaming Woman," and "Black Ferris." Discuss Bradbury's use of children in his stories, why they are important, and how the characters add a new dimension to the other characters as well as the plots.
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