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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. Who said that if you put your hand on a stove, a minute feels like an hour, but sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it feels like just a minute?
(a) Newton.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Feynman.

2. What is the narrator’s tone when describing humans?
(a) Bemusement.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Irritation.

3. What color are word capsules in the world the narrator comes from?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

4. What does the narrator say is the best way to get someone on your side?
(a) Relieve their pain.
(b) Show them what you stand for.
(c) Serve them food.
(d) Show them your vulnerability.

5. Where has Andrew Martin taught?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the poet who gives the narrator hope for humanity?

2. What is it that moves the narrator during Daniel Russell’s dying moments?

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

4. What does the narrator say he has for the first time after killing Daniel Russell?

5. What are the narrator’s feelings about rain?

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