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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the sign "This time I like you." refers to?
(a) The time he wore mismatched socks.
(b) The time he ignored the doorbell because he didn't wat to see his great-aunt.
(c) The time he left a manuscript on a train.
(d) The time he locked himself out of his house.

3. Where does Mr. Pber^t Pber^d end up?
(a) Genova.
(b) Napoli.
(c) Pavia.
(d) Trento.

4. 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 e and c.
(b) The variables pi and phi.
(c) The variables a and b.
(d) The variables x and y.

5. Where does G'd(w)^n go after the light appears?
(a) Around the back of the moon.
(b) Into the Earth.
(c) Toward the sun.
(d) Into the galaxy, beyond the solar system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the characters' boats made of?

2. What does Pfwfp shout to Qfwfq as he pursues him in the new game?

3. What is the first bet Qfwfq makes before the beginning of the universe?

4. Who knows about Mrs. Ph(i)nK_0's sexual affair?

5. What comes out of the fissures in the ground?

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