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The Rocketman
Test Description: Analysis of the Ray Bradbury short story.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which character determines the resolution in The Rocket Man?
A
Malibu
B
Doug
C
Dad
D
Lilly
2) We can INFER that the father goes into space because...
A
He is disappointed in his son.
B
He is addicted to space travel.
C
He is escaping the law on Earth.
D
He is needs the money.
3) Why does the mother tell herself that the father died ten years ago?
A
to prepare for the loss when he does actually die
B
to earn money from the government
C
because she doesn't know he is alive
D
to stop Doug from asking so many questions
4) Which of the following statements does NOT help predict that the father will die in space?
A
At last I said 'How many ways are there to die in space?'
B
He nodded gravely, 'See you in about three months.'
C
The next morning Dad came rushing into the house with handfuls of tickets.
D
She shook her head slowly. 'No he's dead. I'm sure of it.'
5) Why did the mother make a turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie in the middle of August?
A
She had learned new recipes and wanted to show what she had learned while the father was away.
B
It was Doug's request.
C
She believed the father would be traveling again in November.
D
It was the father's favorite foods.
6) Which of the mother's words to Doug FORESHADOWS the ending?
A
Turn around again.
B
He does, on nights when you're not here.
C
Excuse me ... I'm going to get some bread.
D
I thought, what if he dies on Venus, then we'll never be able to see Venus again.
7) Which of the father's actions give a clue to his plans to go back in space?
A
Dad looked at Mars a full minute.
B
... my father goes to Saturn and Neptune and Pluto, but he never brings me presents.
C
Dad lay on the sand beside me for a long time in the hot sun.
D
I remember my father that afternoon, digging and digging in the garden, like an animal after something, it seemed.
8) Doug opens the box with his father's uniform. He sits next to him on the porch swing. They talk for hours. What does this tell you about Doug's feelings for his father?
A
He feels bad for him.
B
He is frustrated with him.
C
He looks up to him.
D
He is jealous of him.
9) What does 'Rocket Man' in the title refer to?
A
an engineer
B
a soldier
C
a weapons salesman
D
an astronaut
10) Which best shows that the father is NOT happy about his life as a rocket man.
A
They never find you.
B
I haven't decided yet. I'll think it over.
C
We'll be seeing you, Doug
D
Promise me you won't be like me.
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