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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. What does the narrator say must be a chief cause of sexual relationships on earth?
(a) The dark night sky.
(b) The strength of the planet’s magnetic field.
(c) The thickness of the atmosphere.
(d) The shape of human bodies.

2. What does the narrator say he always needed, instead of emotions?
(a) Directives from superiors.
(b) Strict commands.
(c) Mathematical truth.
(d) Teamwork.

3. How does the narrator try to get Gulliver to kill himself?
(a) By hanging himself.
(b) By taking pills.
(c) By slitting his wrists.
(d) By falling down the stairs.

4. How does Gulliver characterize the effect the narrator’s arrest for nakedness has had on his life?
(a) It made him a celebrity.
(b) It made him a laughing stork.
(c) It ruined his life.
(d) It made him a curiosity.

5. How long is Isobel Martin’s book The Dark Ages?
(a) 251 pages.
(b) 469 pages.
(c) 1,253 pages.
(d) 917 pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What breed is Andrew Martin’s dog?

2. Why does Ari say that the idea of aliens can only be enjoyed as fiction?

3. What color does the narrator say Gulliver is dressed in, when he interrupts him on the phone?

4. How does the narrator characterize his feelings before making love with Isobel?

5. What causes the narrator to thank someone for the first time in his life?

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