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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the main things the narrator is aware of beyond himself?
(a) The mud and the plants.
(b) The dirt and the rain.
(c) The sky and the air.
(d) The rock and the water.

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) They cannot move as they fall.
(c) Lieutenant Fenimore and Ursula H'x are in separate dimensions.
(d) They are all falling parallel to each other.

4. What name do the New Ones give to Qfwfq?
(a) The Large One.
(b) The Sad One.
(c) The Grimacing One.
(d) The Ugly One.

5. After the narrator speculates that Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore might have met at some time in the past, what does he deduce from this speculation?
(a) That Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore are moving away from each other.
(b) That Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore will circle around and meet again.
(c) That Ursula H'x developed a dislike for Lieutenant Fenimore.
(d) That Ursula H'x developed a love for Lieutenant Fenimore.

6. Which of the following impossible fantasies does the narrator have in his shapeless form?
(a) Shaking someone's hand.
(b) Crossing his legs.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Snapping his fingers.

7. What does Lll do after N'ba N'ga says that he could teach her to live in the water?
(a) She gives N'ba N'ga a kiss.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She immediately jumps in the water.
(d) She laughs and runs off.

8. How much does the narrator plan the details of his shell's appearance?
(a) He plans it in specific detail, and it turns out as planned.
(b) He doesn't plan it at all.
(c) He plans a general outline.
(d) He plans it in specific detail, but it doesn't turn out quite like planned.

9. How does Dean (k)yK react when Qfwfq loses a bet?
(a) He is polite and happy.
(b) He laughs at Qfwfq.
(c) He solemnly chides Qfwfq's foolishness.
(d) He frowns, thinking that though he's won one bet, he's lost too many.

10. 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) Mosquitoes.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Bees.

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

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

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

14. 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) Not at home.
(b) I missed it.
(c) Tra-la-la-la.
(d) Oh, well.

15. How far away is the galaxy where the narrator sees the sign?
(a) Fifty million light years.
(b) A hundred and fifty million light years.
(c) A hundred million light years.
(d) Ten million light years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator know about females of his species?

2. What does one of the spectators at the fight between Zahn and Qfwfq call out?

3. What does Qfwfq identify as the first numbers to exist?

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

5. Who does the mollusk expect to develop sight but doesn't?

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