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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 had CBS inadvertently changed?

2. In "Once Upon a Time," the story revolves around who?

3. Corrigan is drugged, and by the time he wakes, what has happened?

4. How did Houghton and others feel about these changes?

5. The first show of the second season was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is disappointing about "Miniature"?

2. What does Serling think about this change in format?

3. What does CBS decide at the end of the fourth season?

4. Describe "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room."

5. What did followers do to show their loyalty to "The Twilight Zone"?

6. By whom was "Miniature" written? How was this story described?

7. How was "The Twilight Zone" changed for the fourth season?

8. What other duties did Serling have that added to his fatigue?

9. How did Houghton feel about working with Buster Keaton? Why?

10. Describe "A Game of Pool".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Miniature" never aired.

Part 1) Describe "Miniature". Why was it never aired?

Part 2) How might the public response have been if it had aired? How does this make the situation involving its inability to be aired even more sad?

Part 3) Why might this other writer have been upset by "Miniature"?

Essay Topic 2

"The Twilight Zone" lost its time slot for the fourth season.

Part 1) Why did it lose its slot? Why did CBS allow this to happen?

Part 2) Why did Serling not like ABC's offer and suggestions? Should he have switched networks? Why or why not?

Part 3) How did this lost time slot seriously affect "The Twilight Zone"?

Essay Topic 3

"Twilight Zone" lost some of its appeal in the fifth season.

Part 1) How did it lose some of its appeal?

Part 2) What could have been done, or not done, to keep the show from losing its appeal?

Part 3) Could the show have been saved and possibly revamped to entice viewers? If so, how? If not, why not?

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