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

2. 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) Run, Dinosaur!
(d) He's a Dinosaur!

3. How does the narrator see the shape of space?
(a) As a long and smooth spiral.
(b) As a long curve that meets back with itself.
(c) As a complex shape of curves, indentations, and projections.
(d) As a jagged-edged zig-zag.

4. 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 love for Lieutenant Fenimore.
(d) That Ursula H'x developed a dislike for Lieutenant Fenimore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what period did the dinosaurs die out?

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

3. What does Lll dare Qfwfq to do when they are playing near the water?

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

5. Which of the following impossible fantasies does the narrator have in his shapeless form?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does the narrator give for caring about the opinion of whoever wrote the sign he first sees?

2. When does the narrator suppose that he might finally meet Ursula, and what does he fear about that potential meeting?

3. What does the narrator think the first sign he sees is referring to?

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

5. Why does the narrator get an enormous sign of a hand with a pointing finger?

6. How does the narrator describe being with Ursula H'x when their routes intersect?

7. What second enormous hand sign does the narrator make, and why?

8. What is the attitude of the New Ones to the Dinosaurs, when Qfwfq first encounters the New Ones after his period of isolation?

9. What does Qfwfq do with the body of the dinosaur the New Ones find?

10. What gives Qfwfq an advantage over Dean (k)yK when they bet during the early evolution of the universe?

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