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