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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Qfwfq get Ayl to come with him?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He tells her she's beautiful.
(c) He lies to her.
(d) He gives her food.

2. How old is Qfwfq in At Daybreak?
(a) He is very old.
(b) He is middle aged.
(c) He is a child.
(d) He is a baby.

3. How are the winner and loser determined in the game Qfwfq and Pfwfp play?
(a) The first person to get an atom out loses.
(b) The first person to take twenty atoms from his opponent wins.
(c) The first person to run out of atoms loses.
(d) The first person to get an atom to the goal wins.

4. How does Qfwfq personify the other galaxies he goes by?
(a) He says that they're pigheaded.
(b) He says that they're jealous.
(c) He says that they're happy.
(d) He says that they're sorrowful.

5. What scientist's calculations are referred to in the opening to the story?
(a) Edwin P. Hubble
(b) Giorgio Abetti
(c) Anders Celcius
(d) Galileo Galilei

6. Where is Mrs. Vhd Vhd at the end of the story?
(a) Drifting down into the water.
(b) Back on the boat with the others.
(c) Trapped on the moon forever.
(d) Climbing down from the moon.

7. What quality does Qfwfq ascribe to Mrs. Ph(i)nK_0?
(a) Excitability.
(b) Rectitude.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Certainty.

8. What does Mrs. Ph(i)nK_0 want to make for everyone?
(a) Pie.
(b) Aperitifs.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Bread.

9. Where does Qfwfq find Mr. Hnw while Qfwfq is searching for his siblings?
(a) With his head stuck in the mud.
(b) Sitting behind a newly formed rock.
(c) Upside-down, hanging from an overhang.
(d) Stuck between two pillars of matter.

10. Why does Qfwfq start to forget what his sign looks like?
(a) He begins to get older and lose his memory.
(b) He has no other signs by which to note the form of his sign.
(c) He gets distracted by other things and stops thinking about the sign.
(d) He cannot see the sign anymore to remind himself of its details.

11. What constantly strikes the Earth?
(a) Sand storms.
(b) Moon rocks.
(c) Meteors.
(d) Lightning.

12. What do Ayl and her friends play ball with?
(a) A piece of marble.
(b) A piece of quartz.
(c) A piece of silicon.
(d) A piece of iron.

13. What does Qwfwq find when he finally reaches the point that contained his sign?
(a) A formless scratch.
(b) A blankness.
(c) An encasement he can't get through.
(d) Layers upon layers covering it.

14. How does Qfwfq feel as he continues to wait to find his sign after the first galactic revolution?
(a) He is more and more excited.
(b) He is more and more angry.
(c) He is more and more discouraged.
(d) He is more and more frustrated.

15. What are the characters' boats made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Soap.
(d) Cork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Qfwfq say made the sign recognizable?

2. What does Qfwfq make in his secret storeroom?

3. How does Mr. Pber^t Pber^d feel about Mrs. Ph(i)nK_0?

4. Where does Mr. Pber^t Pber^d end up?

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

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