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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 feel about the female he comes to notice?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He is irritated by her.
(c) He doesn't care about her.
(d) He loves her.

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

3. What bet does Qfwfq make about Signorina Giuseppina Pensotti before she (or humanity at all) yet exists?
(a) Whether she turns right or left on a specific day, coming out of her house.
(b) How many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren she will have.
(c) How many footsteps she will take in her lifetime.
(d) What exact date she will die.

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

5. When Fern-flower dreams of a dinosaur being teased, what does she do in the dream?
(a) She teases the dinosaur.
(b) She watches and finds it upsetting.
(c) She watches and finds it funny.
(d) She protects the dinosaur.

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

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

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

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

10. To what does the narrator compare the paths of the characters' falls?
(a) Metal chains.
(b) Vines on a trellis.
(c) Lines of handwriting.
(d) Strands of hair.

11. What job does Zahn recommend Qfwfq for, which Qfwfq would rather not do?
(a) Exploring new territory.
(b) Ruling the village.
(c) Defending the village.
(d) Being ambassador to neighboring species.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) Less than saw the first.
(b) More than saw the first.
(c) No one.
(d) The same number who saw the first.

15. What is the first bet Qfwfq makes before the beginning of the universe?
(a) That the universe will begin at a specific point.
(b) That matter will exist.
(c) That there will be a universe.
(d) That there was a previous universe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. During what period did the dinosaurs die out?

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