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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say he has for the first time after killing Daniel Russell?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A personal sentiment.
(c) A tear in his eye.
(d) Remorse.

2. What does the narrator attribute Newton’s newfound liveliness to?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Lots of sleep.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Long walks.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say is the most significant of the human languages he will have to master?
(a) The language of silent moments.
(b) The language of frowns.
(c) The language of eyebrows.
(d) The language of sighs.

6. How long is Isobel Martin’s book The Dark Ages?
(a) 917 pages.
(b) 469 pages.
(c) 1,253 pages.
(d) 251 pages.

7. What is the first question the narrator feels he has given the right answer to?
(a) Whether he has been under pressure.
(b) Whether he likes being married.
(c) Whether he would like to go home.
(d) Whether he is having an affair with a student.

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

9. Which college of Cambridge University does Andrew Martin teach at?
(a) Emmanuel College.
(b) Downing College.
(c) Fitzwilliam College.
(d) Trinity College.

10. Where has Andrew Martin taught?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Cambridge.

11. What color does the narrator say Gulliver is dressed in, when he interrupts him on the phone?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Gold.
(d) Purple.

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

13. How does the narrator justify killing Daniel Russell?
(a) It puts humans out of their misery.
(b) It prevents the spread of misunderstanding.
(c) It saves many lives.
(d) It reduces suffering in the universe.

14. What does the narrator say everything is, on Earth?
(a) A tragedy.
(b) A test.
(c) A trial.
(d) A betrayal.

15. How does Isobel Martin characterize Andrew Martin’s relationship with Daniel Russell?
(a) Distrust and suspicion.
(b) Deep hostility.
(c) Mutual regard.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator honest about with Daniel Russell?

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

3. What book does the narrator see on Gulliver’s bed?

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

5. What happens to the narrator after Daniel Russell slaps him on the back?

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