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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 know about females of his species?
(a) Through electric impulses.
(b) Through smells.
(c) Through sounds.
(d) Through vibrations.

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

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

4. Where does N'ba N'ga say is a good hunting ground?
(a) Reed gardens near the water's edge.
(b) The pools near waterfalls.
(c) The underwater caves along the shore.
(d) The roots of floating trees.

5. 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 forgotten your gloves.
(c) You have a shoe untied.
(d) You have a hole in your sock.

6. Who does Ursula H'x always look at as she falls?
(a) No one.
(b) Lieutenant Fenimore.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Both the narrator and Lieutenant Fenimore.

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

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

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

10. Where does the narrator strike Lieutenant Fenimore as he falls on him?
(a) On the cranium.
(b) On the cervical vertibrae.
(c) On the gluteus maximus.
(d) In the spleen.

11. Where does Qfwfq want Lll to come away with him to?
(a) A plain beyond the mountain.
(b) An island in the river.
(c) A system of caverns in the forest.
(d) An underwater garden.

12. For how long does Qfwfq say he was a dinosaur?
(a) About fifty million years.
(b) About eighty million years.
(c) About thirty million years.
(d) About a hundred million years.

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

14. What does Lll dare Qfwfq to do when they are playing near the water?
(a) Hold his breath under water as long as he can.
(b) Run through the waves as fast as he can.
(c) Get as close to the water as he can.
(d) Make as big a splash as he can.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dinosaur do in the dream Fern-flower first tells Qfwfq about?

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

3. How often does the whole family visit N'ba N'ga to get his advice?

4. What bet does Qfwfq make about Signorina Giuseppina Pensotti before she (or humanity at all) yet exists?

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

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