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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the spectators at the fight between Zahn and Qfwfq call out?
(a) Give it to him, Dinosaur!
(b) Die, Dinosaur!
(c) He's a Dinosaur!
(d) Run, Dinosaur!

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

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

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

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

6. What does Qfwfq identify as the first numbers to exist?
(a) The numbers pi and phi.
(b) The numbers 0 and 1.
(c) The numbers i and 0.
(d) The numbers e and pi.

7. What is N'ba N'ga's relationship to Qfwfq?
(a) He is a grandfather.
(b) He is an elder third cousin.
(c) He is a great-grandfather.
(d) He is a great-uncle.

8. What weapon does Lieutenant Fenimore use against the narrator?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A baton.
(c) A dart.
(d) A sword.

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

10. What begins to happen to Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK's bets after humanity appears on the scene?
(a) Dean (k)yK begins to win every bet, without exception.
(b) Dean (k)yK stops betting.
(c) Qfwfq begins to win every bet, without exception.
(d) Dean (k)yK begins to win more bets.

11. What does the mollusk think of the development of eyesight?
(a) It's something that eventually all things must do.
(b) It's impossibly difficult.
(c) It's a trivial task compared to making a shell to be seen.
(d) It's a terrible curse for those who have it.

12. 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 will circle around and meet again.
(b) That Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore are moving away from each other.
(c) That Ursula H'x developed a dislike for Lieutenant Fenimore.
(d) That Ursula H'x developed a love for Lieutenant Fenimore.

13. How does Lieutenant Fenimore react when the narrator indicates he's seen a universe?
(a) He is contemptuous.
(b) He is horrified.
(c) He is thrilled.
(d) He is irritated.

14. 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) Symbols, money, and numbers.
(c) Pencils and paper to track their bets.
(d) Other people to referree the bets and fix disputes.

15. How does Dean (k)yK try to back out of the bet that there will be atoms?
(a) He accuses Qfwfq of cheating on the bet.
(b) He tries to deny that the atoms are atoms.
(c) He says that they never shook hands on the bet.
(d) He denies that he ever accepted a bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the sign "Tchk Tchk" refers to?

2. What does Qfwfq think of N'ba N'ga's way of speaking?

3. What swarm of insects does the narrator describe flying through the air in the second part of the story, in the railway embankment scene?

4. Where does N'ba N'ga say is a good hunting ground?

5. What does the narrator say the sign "This time I like you." refers to?

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