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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 did executives think about Serling's new script?
(a) They thought it was too predictable.
(b) They thought it was too scary.
(c) They thought it was depressing.
(d) They thought it was too strange.

2. Around whom does "Escape Clause" revolve?
(a) Mr. Pete Jenson.
(b) Mr. Walter Bedeker.
(c) Mr. Al Denton.
(d) Mr. Sterling Hayden.

3. While in the service, Serling trained as what?
(a) A wrestler.
(b) A cook.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A writer.

4. " It is a __________ ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fear and the sunlight of his knowledge."
(a) Fore.
(b) Back.
(c) Middle.
(d) Side.

5. Rod enlisted in what U.S. Army division?
(a) 11th Airborne Division.
(b) 21st Cavalry Division.
(c) 13th Airborne Division.
(d) 3rd Infantry Division.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jenson do about his recurring dream?

2. When were Serling and his fiancee married?

3. What was the main objection of television executives?

4. How might Rod Serling be described?

5. Serling eventually became involved in writing scripts for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the executives worried about buying "The Twilight Zone" as a serial?

2. Describe "Walking Distance."

3. Describe "Escape Clause."

4. What is the purpose of this book?

5. What task is Serling given, which is eventually delivered by him?

6. What does the psychiatrist do after being shook up by his session with Pete Jenson? What does the psychiatrist learn?

7. Describe Serling's relationship with Carolyn Louise Kramer.

8. Describe Rod's personality.

9. What does Serling do over the next nine months?

10. Who does Rod want to be the show's producer? Who becomes the producer? Why?

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