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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does Qfwfq compare hydrogen atoms to?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Blocks.
(c) Jacks.
(d) DIce.

2. What do Ayl and her friends play ball with?
(a) A piece of quartz.
(b) A piece of iron.
(c) A piece of marble.
(d) A piece of silicon.

3. Why is Qfwfq aware when new hydrogen atoms appear?
(a) He happens to be standing on top of one when it appears, and after that, begins to look for them.
(b) He is taught to find the new atoms by his father.
(c) He feels a tingling in his toes.
(d) He's familiar with all the existing hydrogen atoms.

4. When Qfwfq travels away from his sign, does he think about it?
(a) No, he doesn't think about it at all.
(b) Yes, but he only rarely thinks about it.
(c) Yes, he thinks about it constantly.
(d) Yes, he thinks about it sometimes.

5. What rule does Pfwfp invent for the game?
(a) When an atom is ruined, the opponent needs to replace it.
(b) When an atom is ruined, it is out, and the thrower misses a turn.
(c) When an atom is ruined, the game is void, and you start over.
(d) When an atom is ruined, the turn doesn't count, and the thrower goes again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Qfwfq feel as he continues to wait to find his sign after the first galactic revolution?

2. Who does Qfwfq scold, after the family's planet first hits something?

3. How do the people on the moon get back to Earth, after the moon starts behaving strangely?

4. When asked if the sign was visible, how does Qfwfq respond?

5. What does Ayl do when the meteorite flies overhead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Granny think is happening when light first appears?

2. Why does Qfwfq say he could not make an accurate guess as to how many beings their were at the point before the Big Bang?

3. Why does Qfwfq fear making a third true sign?

4. In the story, one of the characters accidentally floats up into the air. Describe how that character comes back down.

5. How does Qfwfq describe the new atoms that are formed?

6. What traps Ayl at the end of the story?

7. What outstanding physical characteristics does Mr. Pber^t Pber^d have?

8. How does Qfwfq try to help Mrs. Vhd Vhd get back down to Earth, after the moon begins behaving strangely?

9. What object's beauty do Qfwfq and Ayl disagree about?

10. What does Ayl do when she comes from her hiding place with Qfwfq and sees the colors?

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