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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 is the name of the protagonist's brother?
2. What is the name of the new resident?
3. What is the name of the Captain in "Mars Is Heaven?"
4. One of the objects is shaped like which fruit?
5. What is the name of the widower in "The Playground?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the situation of the main character in "The Emissary."
2. What is the problem with the new resident in "The Man Upstairs?" How is the problem resolved?
3. What happens to Hollis during his free fall in space? How does the story end for Hollis?
4. Describe the plot of the story "The Fog Horn."
5. Describe the main plot of "The Coffin."
6. What does Father Peregrine discover when he examines the morality of the Martians?
7. "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?
8. In "The Murderer" Albert Brock is under psychiatric care. Why is Brock under observation? What is the problem with Brock?
9. What is the cause of family tension in the story "The Rocket Man?"
10. 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?
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
Exploitation is another popular theme in Bradbury's work. List at least three examples of exploitation in the stories. Explain in detail the purpose, method, and execution of each story. How many different types of exploitation are used? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
It is common for groups of people to stick together, particularly if they feel threatened by outsiders. As a result, many act out due to mob mentality. Examine the concept of mob mentality. What is mob mentality? Is it positive or negative? How did mob mentality play a role in the story? Have you ever experienced mob mentality? Explain.
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