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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character suggests that, in the future, time travelers might encounter communist societies?
(a) The Psychologist.
(b) Filby.
(c) The Medical Man.
(d) The narrator.

2. What does one use to operate the model?
(a) A lever.
(b) A button.
(c) A control panel.
(d) A joystick.

3. What does the Time Traveler see after his meal with the Eloi, when he goes outside again to look at the White Sphinx?
(a) He sees that the Time Machine is missing.
(b) He sees that another Time Machine is parked next to his own.
(c) He sees Morlocks.
(d) He sees a forest fire.

4. What best describes the "prettiness" of the Eloi, when the Time Traveler first meets them?
(a) Delft blue.
(b) Porcelain dolls.
(c) Dresden-china.
(d) Wedgwood-china.

5. In what type of clothing is the group of figures the Time Traveler sees clad?
(a) "Soft robes."
(b) "Somber frocks."
(c) "Tawdry togs."
(d) "Fine dresses."

6. How does the Time Traveler describe the feeling of the Eloi touching him?
(a) As strange little hooks.
(b) As disgusting little claws.
(c) As soft little tentacles.
(d) As weird little tickles.

7. Of what material does the Sphinx appear to be made?
(a) White porcelain.
(b) White marble.
(c) Green marble.
(d) Green porcelain.

8. How much does the Editor offer to pay for the Time Traveler's story?
(a) A penny a word.
(b) A shilling a line.
(c) A pound a word.
(d) A pound a paragraph.

9. Which part of the Time Traveler's body has a half-healed cut on it when he returns to the second dinner?
(a) His chin.
(b) His neck.
(c) His cheek.
(d) His forehead.

10. What color are the Time Traveler's eyes?
(a) Grey.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

11. What distinguishes the way the Time Traveler walks when he returns during the second dinner?
(a) He runs everywhere very quickly.
(b) He walks with a limp.
(c) He is missing a foot.
(d) He walks with a cane.

12. How big is the model time machine the Time Traveler shows his guests?
(a) The size of a football.
(b) The size of an automobile.
(c) The size of a small clock.
(d) The size of a pocketwatch.

13. What does the Time Traveler smell in the air when he descends into where the Morlocks live?
(a) Mold.
(b) Blood.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Rotting fruit.

14. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?
(a) The Eloi give him welcoming gifts.
(b) He has superior weapons, so is not worred.
(c) He can understand their language and that they say they mean him no harm.
(d) They look so frail he thinks he could dispatch several at once.

15. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?
(a) Hillyer.
(b) The Psychologist.
(c) Filby.
(d) The Time Traveler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?

2. The narrator mentions that if another character had shown them the time machine, they would not be as skeptical as they were of the Time Traveler. Which other character does he mention?

3. What frightens the Time Traveler badly enough to make him flee the underground lair of the Morlocks?

4. What is the first thing the Time Traveler drinks at the second dinner?

5. What does the Time Traveler remove from the time machine when he prepares to follow the Eloi?

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