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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 149-179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the “emergency exit for humans” (42)?
(a) Love.
(b) Violence.
(c) Departure.
(d) Laughter.

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

3. What does Andrew Martin say the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis does for humanity?
(a) Show people their humble origins.
(b) Provide more power.
(c) Bring riches to people who understand it.
(d) Bring humanity closer to divinity.

4. What injury does the narrator suffer after falling from the roof with Gulliver?
(a) He breaks his legs.
(b) He breaks his arm.
(c) He only suffers cuts and bruises.
(d) He punctures a lung.

5. What is it that the narrator appreciates about Isobel, as she tends his wounds?
(a) Her smell.
(b) Her soft voice.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Isobel’s novel?

2. Where does Isobel Martin say Andrew Martin’s psychological problems came from?

3. What is the first question the narrator feels he has given the right answer to?

4. What question does the narrator asks Isobel, which Isobel says has been a constant for her whole marriage to Andrew Martin?

5. How does Matt Haig represent the hosts’ speech?

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