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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 the narrator say the sign "This time I like you." refers to?
(a) The time he locked himself out of his house.
(b) The time he left a manuscript on a train.
(c) The time he ignored the doorbell because he didn't wat to see his great-aunt.
(d) The time he wore mismatched socks.

2. What does the narrator describe the making of his shell as?
(a) Pleading, like reaching out his hands.
(b) Self-expression, like an exclamation.
(c) Expansion, like taking new territory.
(d) Aggression, like punching outward.

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

4. 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 funny.
(c) She watches and finds it upsetting.
(d) She protects the dinosaur.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the mollusk think of the development of eyesight?

3. What example of a detailed bet that he makes does Qfwfq give?

4. What does the first sign the narrator sees say?

5. What do the New Ones do when they find the dinosaur body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the New Ones' perception of dinosaurs change over the time Qfwfq is with them?

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

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

4. How does the narrator see evolution as confining?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does the narrator not want to show his desire to meet Ursula at the beginning of the story "The Form of Space"?

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

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