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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Manned Missiles," how do Ivankov and Ashland and know each other?
(a) Their sons both died.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) Their houses burn down.
(d) They are cousins.

2. In "The Hyannis Port Story," what meeting does Robert Taft Rumfoord interrupt?
(a) A Lions Club meeting.
(b) A Girl Scout meeting.
(c) An Odd Fellows meeting.
(d) A VFW meeting.

3. What does the narrator in "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" do for a living?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Installer.
(c) Builder.
(d) Contractor.

4. In "The Kid Nobody Could Handle," what does George teach?
(a) Band.
(b) Gym.
(c) Math.
(d) English.

5. Why can't Eli attend Whitehill Academy?
(a) His parents do not have enough money.
(b) He did not pass the entrance exam.
(c) He showed up late too many times.
(d) He cheated on a test.

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

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

8. What is happening at Whitehill in regards to scholarships?
(a) They aren't letting any more boys in on scholarship.
(b) They are asking Eli's parents for money for a scholarship.
(c) They are starting five new scholarships.
(d) They are cutting back to just one scholarship.

9. What does Mikhail Ivankov do for a living?
(a) A brick layer.
(b) A gravel shoveler.
(c) A stone mason.
(d) A wood carver.

10. In "Unready to Wear," who is the first person to step out of his body?
(a) Dr. Phillips.
(b) Dr. Wearssar.
(c) Dr. Konigswasser.
(d) Dr. Franking.

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

12. Where does Quinn decide to send Jim?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

14. Who invites the narrator over for drinks?
(a) The Pirate.
(b) Hay Boyden.
(c) The Commodore.
(d) John Kennedy.

15. What do the prosecutors try to get Madge to admit?
(a) That she is a human.
(b) That she is a theif.
(c) That she is jealous.
(d) That she is a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles Ashland sell?

2. What is Bud known for?

3. What parenting advice does the narrator give George?

4. What type of professor testifies against the use of Euphios in "The Euphio Question?"

5. When did Professor Barnhouse discover his talent in "Report on the Barnhouse Effect?"

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