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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spiral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has taken Granny's cushion?
(a) Mr. Hnw.
(b) G'd(w)^n.
(c) Qfwfq.
(d) The twins.

2. Who gives Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK the libraries, magazines, and computers they need for their calculations?
(a) An International Conglomerate.
(b) A University Grant.
(c) A Government Agency.
(d) A Research Foundation.

3. What job does Zahn recommend Qfwfq for, which Qfwfq would rather not do?
(a) Defending the village.
(b) Being ambassador to neighboring species.
(c) Ruling the village.
(d) Exploring new territory.

4. What happens when Pfwfp tries to make his galaxy?
(a) It spins off into the universe without him.
(b) It falls through the fabric of space, out of grasp.
(c) It fizzles and dies out.
(d) It explodes, destroying all Qfwfq's stockpile.

5. How does Dean (k)yK try to back out of the bet that there will be atoms?
(a) He tries to deny that the atoms are atoms.
(b) He accuses Qfwfq of cheating on the bet.
(c) He denies that he ever accepted a bet.
(d) He says that they never shook hands on the bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters use to climb up to the moon?

2. Which of the following impossible fantasies does the narrator have in his shapeless form?

3. What motivation does Qfwfq attribute to Kgwgk for destroying his sign?

4. What warms the Earth at night?

5. What swarm of insects does the narrator describe flying through the air in the second part of the story, in the railway embankment scene?

(see the answer key)

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