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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 247-279.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he did not tell Gulliver to stop, when Gulliver started to beat him?
(a) He was willing to be killed rather than let Isobel and Gulliver be killed.
(b) He could not breathe with Gulliver’s hand on his throat.
(c) He wanted to see what human violence was like.
(d) He wanted to make it look like self-defense.

2. What human food does the narrator discover he likes a lot?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Foie gras.

3. What does the narrator look at, that gives him the feeling of not being troubled?
(a) A hillside.
(b) The parking lot.
(c) A crowd of people at a distance.
(d) A plant.

4. Who recognizes the narrator first, when he returns to Cambridge?
(a) Newton.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Isobel.
(d) Gulliver.

5. What is represented by the formula on the student’s t-shirt?
(a) The chemical composition of caffeine.
(b) The asymptotic nature of love.
(c) The chances of extra-terrestrial life.
(d) The chemical composition of alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts the discussion the narrator is having with Isobel about Andrew Martin’s relationship with his mother?

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

3. What is the narrator’s favorite primer number?

4. What does the narrator like about Emily Dickinson’s poetry?

5. What does the narrator take comfort in, after Gulliver beats him?

(see the answer key)

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