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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 210-230; Part 3, pages 231-246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator’s replacement say he did not make his presence known when he broke into the house a few nights before?
(a) He was not ready to have murder on his conscience.
(b) He was not confident of his gifts.
(c) He was afraid of the dog.
(d) He did not want to kill another Vonnadorian.

2. Why does Ari say that the idea of aliens can only be enjoyed as fiction?
(a) Because the reality would push human beings out of the center of their own worldview.
(b) Because there would be panic if people thought it was possible.
(c) Because he does not think it is possible for there to be life elsewhere.
(d) Because the crisis of science being wrong would destroy human knowledge.

3. What does the narrator learn from questioning Gulliver?
(a) That everyone in Gulliver’s school is proud of him.
(b) That Isobel Martin is about to leave him.
(c) That no one likes him.
(d) That Andrew Martin’s family is quite wealthy.

4. How does Gulliver answer when the narrator asks what he was doing at the train tracks?
(a) He accuses.
(b) He laments.
(c) He groans.
(d) He protests.

5. How does Daniel Russell greet the narrator?
(a) As the savior of mankind.
(b) As the second coming.
(c) As a pariah.
(d) As a dirty rascal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he found terrifying about making love with Maggie?

2. How does the narrator describe humans?

3. Which college of Cambridge University does Andrew Martin teach at?

4. What happens when the narrator reaches out to touch Isobel’s neck and kill her?

5. What does the narrator attribute Newton’s newfound liveliness to?

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