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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator first interact with a female?
(a) He dances around her.
(b) He bumps into her.
(c) He follows her path.
(d) He fertilizes her eggs.

2. What does Qfwfq do when a New One first calls to him?
(a) He attacks the New One.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He pretends to be dead.
(d) He stands perfectly still and hides.

3. Why is the narrator certain Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore can't meet?
(a) Ursula H'x is completely contained in an inaccessible sphere.
(b) Lieutenant Fenimore and Ursula H'x are in separate dimensions.
(c) They are all falling parallel to each other.
(d) They cannot move as they fall.

4. How does Qfwfq feel about N'ba N'ga?
(a) Qfwfq is jealous of N'ba N'ga's watery home.
(b) Qfwfq is embarrassed by N'ba N'ga.
(c) Qfwfq loves N'ba N'ga.
(d) Qfwfq is afraid of N'ba N'ga.

5. What does Qfwfq predict will happen to stars?
(a) They will break into smaller stars.
(b) They will begin emitting helium.
(c) They will slowly grow in size.
(d) They will burst into fire.

6. What does the narrator say the sign "Tchk Tchk" refers to?
(a) The time he quit his job because they asked him to do something wrong.
(b) The time he stopped a bully from beating up a child.
(c) The time he gave a third of his salary to charity.
(d) The time he swerved and crashed his car to avoid hitting a dog.

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

8. Where is a dinosaur body uncovered?
(a) A melting glacier.
(b) A cavern.
(c) A tar pit.
(d) A rock slide.

9. What does the narrator describe the making of his shell as?
(a) Self-expression, like an exclamation.
(b) Expansion, like taking new territory.
(c) Aggression, like punching outward.
(d) Pleading, like reaching out his hands.

10. What type of fish is N'ba N'ga?
(a) Rhincodontidae.
(b) Exocoetus.
(c) Coelacanthus.
(d) Tetraodontidae.

11. How often does the whole family visit N'ba N'ga to get his advice?
(a) Once a century.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once a decade.
(d) Once a year.

12. What things do Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK lack at first that makes betting difficult?
(a) Senses to see the world around them with.
(b) Pencils and paper to track their bets.
(c) Symbols, money, and numbers.
(d) Other people to referree the bets and fix disputes.

13. How does the narrator see the shape of space?
(a) As a long curve that meets back with itself.
(b) As a long and smooth spiral.
(c) As a jagged-edged zig-zag.
(d) As a complex shape of curves, indentations, and projections.

14. What does the second sign that the narrator sees through his telescope say?
(a) I know you.
(b) I know it.
(c) I saw you.
(d) I saw it.

15. What does the first sign the narrator sees say?
(a) I saw it.
(b) I know you.
(c) I know it.
(d) I saw you.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Qfwfq discover when he goes to spy out the reported dinosaurs?

2. How many people does the narrator expect will see the second event in his life, of which he is proud, compared to the first more shaming moment?

3. Why is Lll more agile than Qfwfq?

4. What does Ursula H'x do as she falls?

5. What does the narrator anticipate with relief at the end of "The Light-Years"?

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