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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 180-209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the narrator reaches out to touch Isobel’s neck and kill her?
(a) Gulliver bursts in and interrupts.
(b) Newton growls at him and stops him.
(c) She turns over and says she loves him.
(d) The narrator has a qualm of conscience and stops.

2. Which college of Cambridge University does Andrew Martin teach at?
(a) Trinity College.
(b) Emmanuel College.
(c) Fitzwilliam College.
(d) Downing College.

3. What music does the narrator play, when he feels lonely in the house?
(a) Bizet’s Carmen.
(b) Holst’s The Planets.
(c) Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
(d) Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.

4. What is life like for the narrator after he loses his gifts?
(a) Challenging.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Monotonous.
(d) Fulfilling.

5. How does Gulliver make the narrator forget his worries?
(a) By playing a song on the guitar.
(b) By saying that he loves him.
(c) By getting good grades in school.
(d) By reciting Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find distinguished about Grigori Perelman?

2. How does Isobel Martin characterize Andrew Martin’s relationship with Daniel Russell?

3. How long does Isobel say it has been, since she and her husband talked as openly as they talk after Hamlet?

4. What is Newton’s reaction to the narrator’s presence?

5. How old does Isobel tell the narrator Andrew Martin was, psychologically?

(see the answer key)

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