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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. How does the narrator injure himself in the house?
(a) He hits his head in the shower.
(b) He stubs his toe on a door frame.
(c) He bangs his shin on a coffee table.
(d) He cuts his finger in the kitchen.

2. What human food does the narrator discover he likes a lot?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Rice and beans.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Foie gras.

3. What does the narrator attribute Newton’s newfound liveliness to?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Long walks.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Lots of sleep.

4. What interrupts the discussion the narrator is having with Isobel about Andrew Martin’s relationship with his mother?
(a) Gulliver coming home.
(b) The phone ringing.
(c) The postman knocking.
(d) Newton barking.

5. What is the narrator about to tell Isobel when he sees Zӧe outside the restaurant?
(a) About his new esteem for humans.
(b) About his plans for the future.
(c) About his hopes for Gulliver.
(d) About his origins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the most significant of the human languages he will have to master?

2. How does the narrator characterize the effect music has on him?

3. What effect does the TV have on the narrator’s pain?

4. What is the title of the document in which the narrator finds Andrew Martin’s paper proving the Riemann Hypothesis?

5. What does the narrator conclude human beings enjoy about music?

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