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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. "Miniature" was written by whom?

2. Who has decided to give Mr. Dingle the strength of 300 men?

3. Did Serling get a break from writing for the show while teaching at Antioch College?

4. How did Houghton find the answer to number 122 to be?

5. How might Serling's time working on this screenplay be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first episode of the third season.

2. Describe "Miniature".

3. What was unique about the interest of major stars in this series?

4. What is disappointing about "Miniature"?

5. Who wrote "Two"? What is intriguing about this story?

6. How was Serling's career as a teacher harder than he imagined it would be?

7. What is the first show of the second season? Describe this show.

8. What is a major bonus for the producers?

9. How was Rod Serling feeling by the beginning of the third season?

10. How did this lawsuit affect "Miniature"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rod Serling was only 5'4" but not short on confidence.

Part 1) Describe Rod's behavior as a child. How might this prepare him for the television industry?

Part 2) How might this confidence be affect by the television industry?

Part 3) How does Rod's personality change throughout his life? Why do these changes occur?

Essay Topic 2

Celebrities were interested in "The Twilight Zone".

Part 1) Why were celebrities interested? How does their interest affect viewers?

Part 2) What was both good and bad about celebrity interest? Why?

Part 3) Does this happen with shows today? If so, when? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Serling acted as "The Twilight Zone" narrator.

Part 1) How did he acquire this job? Why was he given this job?

Part 2) What did he think about this job? Why? How does this compare to his personality?

Part 3) What did others think of him as the narrator? Why did they feel this way?

Part 4) How has Serling's narration become significant for this television series? Why?

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