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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watches over the children?
(a) A teacher and an assistant.
(b) A widow and her son.
(c) A nun and a priest.
(d) A carpenter and a mechanic.

2. In "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son," what number husband is George to Gloria?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. Who gets the nickname "Joe Louis?"
(a) Dave.
(b) Frank.
(c) Karl.
(d) Peter.

4. In "The Lie," what grade level attends school at Whitehill Academy?
(a) Middle school.
(b) Pre-school.
(c) High school.
(d) Elementary school.

5. What is the Pioneers Parade?
(a) A parade to celebrate being human.
(b) A parade to celebrate being amphibious.
(c) A parade to celebrate peace.
(d) A parade to celebrate the fall.

6. What does the army do with Joe in "D.P.?"
(a) Help him find his parents.
(b) Give him one hundred dollars.
(c) Return him to the orphanage.
(d) Put him in bootcamp.

7. In "The Hyannis Port Story," who lights the portrait up at night?
(a) The maid.
(b) Clarice.
(c) Robert.
(d) The butler.

8. What type of professor testifies against the use of Euphios in "The Euphio Question?"
(a) History.
(b) Humanities.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Sociology.

9. What is going on Gloria's shower door?
(a) Pictures of tropical islands.
(b) A picture of Gloria.
(c) A modern pattern.
(d) Pictures of money.

10. What does Charles Ashland sell?
(a) Natural gas.
(b) Pavement.
(c) Houses.
(d) Petroleum.

11. When Heinz gets home, what does he say to himself in German?
(a) People don't care about new babies.
(b) People only care about money.
(c) People only care about women.
(d) People don't care about old Germans.

12. Where do Heinz and Sousa go after the birth of their children?
(a) To a different waiting room.
(b) Back to work.
(c) To a gas station.
(d) To a bar.

13. What happened when people heard the signal for the first time?
(a) They sang to themselves.
(b) They sat silent.
(c) They smiled at strangers.
(d) They danced around.

14. What does Barnhouse end up doing with his powers after escaping the government in "Report on the Barnhouse Effect?"
(a) Ending world hunger.
(b) Building homes for the homeless.
(c) Destroying the world's armaments
(d) Ruining government buildings.

15. What does George say about life in "The Kid Nobody Could Handle?"
(a) That it is full of lies.
(b) That it is no damn good.
(c) That it is always changing.
(d) That it is the only thing that matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites the narrator over for drinks?

2. What is happening at Whitehill in regards to scholarships?

3. What is the relationship between Barnhouse and the narrator?

4. What does Barnhouse refuse to tell government officials?

5. What makes up the text of "The Manned Missiles?"

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