Cosmicomics Test | Final Test - Easy

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Cosmicomics Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unplanned benefit does the shell give the narrator?
(a) Physical attraction for females.
(b) Protection.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) A weapon.

2. What does Lll dare Qfwfq to do when they are playing near the water?
(a) Get as close to the water as he can.
(b) Make as big a splash as he can.
(c) Hold his breath under water as long as he can.
(d) Run through the waves as fast as he can.

3. What variables does the narrator use to refer to the two moments in his life that he thinks others must be observing from far-away galaxies?
(a) The variables a and b.
(b) The variables e and c.
(c) The variables x and y.
(d) The variables pi and phi.

4. What sign does the narrator see, when he looks up in anticipation of a reaction to the second event, of which he is proud?
(a) Tra-la-la-la.
(b) Not at home.
(c) I missed it.
(d) Oh, well.

5. How do the New Ones subsist?
(a) They catch fish from the river.
(b) They gather berries, mushrooms, and vegetables from the woods.
(c) They grow vegetables in gardens.
(d) They hunt deer in the woods.

6. What swarm of insects does the narrator describe flying through the air in the second part of the story, in the railway embankment scene?
(a) Flies.
(b) Bees.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Butterflies.

7. When Ursula H'x begins swaying during her fall, what does Lieutenant Fenimore do?
(a) He lunges toward her.
(b) He begins staring at her, hypnotized.
(c) He begins to imitate her swaying.
(d) He looks away.

8. To what does the narrator compare the paths of the characters' falls?
(a) Vines on a trellis.
(b) Lines of handwriting.
(c) Strands of hair.
(d) Metal chains.

9. How does the narrator know about females of his species?
(a) Through vibrations.
(b) Through electric impulses.
(c) Through smells.
(d) Through sounds.

10. What does the narrator anticipate with relief at the end of "The Light-Years"?
(a) A time when the galaxies all contract back together and he can communnicate more quickly.
(b) The results of a final judgment on him from one central galaxy.
(c) All the galaxies moving so far away that he can't communicate with them or change their opinions.
(d) A way finally emerging that he can communicate more fully across space, to make his situation clear.

11. What does Qfwfq think of N'ba N'ga's way of speaking?
(a) His interesting metaphors are enlightening.
(b) His language is archaic.
(c) He speaks in riddles that are difficult to understand.
(d) His singsong speech is annoying.

12. What is the second sign the narrator sees, when he is looking for reactions to his magnanimous and generous actions?
(a) You have a hole in your sock.
(b) You have forgotten your gloves.
(c) You have a shoe untied.
(d) You have a flannel undershirt.

13. Where does N'ba N'ga say is a good hunting ground?
(a) The pools near waterfalls.
(b) Reed gardens near the water's edge.
(c) The underwater caves along the shore.
(d) The roots of floating trees.

14. What sign does the narrator finally choose as his response to the first sign?
(a) What do you mean?
(b) Who cares.
(c) What of it?
(d) So what?

15. What example of a detailed bet that he makes does Qfwfq give?
(a) Whether the Assyrians will invade Mesopotamia.
(b) How deep the Grand Canyon will be.
(c) What shape Australia's coastline will take.
(d) Where the Great Pyramids will be located.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Qfwfq say he was a dinosaur?

2. What is N'ba N'ga's relationship to Qfwfq?

3. What does the mollusk think of the development of eyesight?

4. Who gives Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK the libraries, magazines, and computers they need for their calculations?

5. What does Lll do after N'ba N'ga says that he could teach her to live in the water?

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