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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 71-96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What breed is Andrew Martin’s dog?
(a) Pekinese.
(b) Springer spaniel.
(c) German shepherd.
(d) Basset hound.

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

3. What is it that impresses the narrator about Grigori Perelman?
(a) He did not publish his stunning mathematical work during his lifetime.
(b) He wins enormous amounts of money for solving mathematical problems.
(c) He turns down a money prize for accomplishments in math.
(d) He donates all the money he wins from math prizes to the poor.

4. What does the narrator say is the quintessential experience that defines being on Earth?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Love.
(c) Disbelief.
(d) Fear.

5. What does Isobel say about the narrator’s heart?
(a) It is beating quick and shallow.
(b) It does not feel like it is beating.
(c) It feels like it could explode.
(d) It is beating heavily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator look at, that gives him the feeling of not being troubled?

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

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

4. What does the narrator say about Andrew Martin, when he is being interrogated?

5. What trait does the narrator say makes up for the humans’ lack of physical attractiveness?

(see the answer key)

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