Page 67: Final Exam by Edward McKeown

First contact between humans and a being from another planet happens in the New Mexico desert, near a nuclear testing range.  The humans are a group of wide-eyed teenagers, and the otherworldly being calls itself Hotkas.  Hotkas does not come in peace. Also, Ank-Oatfield talk about aliens, the era of optimistic Science Fiction, and Disney's upcoming THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.  Today's story is produced by Liz Mierzejewski.  Also special thanks to Wes Desantis, Garry Gulledge, Sharon Mierzejewski, Mark Mierzejewski, and Liz Mierzejewski for lending their voices to the story.