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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 does Ursula H'x do as she falls?
(a) She sleeps constantly.
(b) She plays music and sings.
(c) She does her nails or combs her hair.
(d) She does calisthenics.

2. What sign does the narrator read that at first he's happy about, but later is disappointed by?
(a) This guy's pretty swell.
(b) Hey, fella, good job.
(c) Who's that fantastic fellow?
(d) That character's really on the ball.

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

4. 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 language is archaic.
(d) His singsong speech is annoying.

5. What do the New Ones do when they find the dinosaur body?
(a) They hold a trial to determine the fate of the dinosaur.
(b) They celebrate.
(c) They move away from the area, now taboo.
(d) They burn the body out of fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Qfwfq bet that there will be atoms?

3. What does the second sign that the narrator sees through his telescope say?

4. Who does Ursula H'x always look at as she falls?

5. What is the first bet Qfwfq makes before the beginning of the universe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lieutenant Fenimore.

2. How does Qfwfq describe Dean (k)yK, on a typical day in the present?

3. In what way, according to the narrator's description, does the existence of a shell bring about eyes and the ability to see?

4. Describe the problems with the advice N'ba N'ga gives his family.

5. How does Zahn first react to Qfwfq?

6. Describe N'ba N'ga's objections to living on land.

7. How does the narrator see evolution as confining?

8. In the end of the mollusk's story, in what way does he encounter the female mollusk?

9. What causes the narrator's suspicions about the female he encounters?

10. What does N'ba N'ga like about the water where he lives?

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