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

2. What delusion does the narrator think humans have?
(a) That they are alone.
(b) That they are advanced.
(c) That they control their lives.
(d) That they are divine.

3. What does the narrator say is the color of home?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Violet.

4. What planet does the man in the holding cell say he is from?
(a) Tatooine.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Endor.
(d) Venus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator’s tone when describing humans?

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

3. How does the narrator injure himself in the house?

4. What does the narrator find most appalling about humans’ appearance?

5. What does Isobel say about the narrator’s heart?

(see the answer key)

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