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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When Heinz visits his wife the day after she gives birth in "Adam," what does Heinz say to all her statements?
(a) If you say so.
(b) Yes.
(c) That's good.
(d) No.

4. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?
(a) Poems.
(b) Spreadsheets.
(c) Solutions to math problems.
(d) Pictures.

5. Where does David apply for a job?
(a) Metal Works.
(b) Illiam Works.
(c) Radium Works.
(d) Deer Works.

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

7. Where do the amphibians keep with their bodies?
(a) Hide them at home.
(b) Donate them to the needy.
(c) Keep them in storage.
(d) Sell them for profit.

8. What is the last thing EPICAC writes?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A suicide letter.
(c) A threatening note.
(d) A novel.

9. In "Deer in the Works," what business does David own?
(a) A weekly paper.
(b) A factory.
(c) A law firm.
(d) A mill.

10. In "Adam," what does Sousa complain about at the hospital?
(a) Having too many boys.
(b) Not having enough children.
(c) Needing a new wife.
(d) Having too many girls.

11. Why does George Heinzhold drive to his school in the middle of the night?
(a) He thinks he forgot to shut off his lights.
(b) He has a dream that sends him there.
(c) He can't fall asleep.
(d) He gets a call about a robbery.

12. What does David do at the end of "Deer in the Works?"
(a) Catch the deer.
(b) Open the gate.
(c) Hug his boss.
(d) Cash his paycheck.

13. What is Bud known for?
(a) Inventing the first space missile.
(b) Being the first man in space.
(c) Being the second man in space.
(d) Inventing the second space missile.

14. How many psyches can a body hold at once?
(a) As many as it wants.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

15. Who is the Whitehill headmaster?
(a) Dr. Remenzel.
(b) Dr. Warren.
(c) Dr. Myster.
(d) Dr. Sylvia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son," what number husband is George to Gloria?

2. What does Charles Ashland sell?

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

4. What is Jim doing to the chemistry lab?

5. What is the name of the project the government wants to test Barnhouse with?

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