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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 97-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the narrator to thank someone for the first time in his life?
(a) Ari gives him a ride home.
(b) Zӧe compliments him.
(c) Gulliver says he hope he is feeling better.
(d) Isobel brings him a sandwich.

2. How does the narrator describe humans?
(a) As familiar.
(b) As alien to him.
(c) As beautiful.
(d) As impossible to differentiate between.

3. What interrupts the discussion the narrator is having with Isobel about Andrew Martin’s relationship with his mother?
(a) Newton barking.
(b) The postman knocking.
(c) Gulliver coming home.
(d) The phone ringing.

4. What is Newton’s reaction to the narrator’s presence?
(a) He bites him.
(b) He wags his tail and licks him.
(c) He growls in his sleep.
(d) He does not notice him.

5. Why does the narrator call Andrew Martin’s mother back, after he hangs up on her?
(a) Because he wants to collect more information from her.
(b) Because Gulliver asks him why he did not say goodbye.
(c) Because Isobel scolds him for his rudeness.
(d) Because Newton asks him why he did not say goodbye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isobel respond, when the narrator asks her if their marriage has been a bad one?

2. Why does the narrator say he does not like wearing clothes?

3. What does Andrew Martin say the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis does for humanity?

4. Where has Andrew Martin taught?

5. What does the narrator say human news is about?

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