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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator characterize the light in the interrogation room?
(a) Stark.
(b) Bountiful.
(c) Thin.
(d) Murky.

4. Where does Isobel Martin say Andrew Martin’s psychological problems came from?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A childhood illness.
(c) Lack of maternal love.
(d) Original sin.

5. What does the narrator say is the best way to get someone on your side?
(a) Show them your vulnerability.
(b) Relieve their pain.
(c) Serve them food.
(d) Show them what you stand for.

6. How does Gulliver answer when the narrator asks what he was doing at the train tracks?
(a) He laments.
(b) He protests.
(c) He groans.
(d) He accuses.

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

8. What does the narrator say he has done, when he deletes Andrew Martin’s file describing his solution to the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Bought himself time.
(b) Finished his job.
(c) Saved the universe.
(d) Saved humanity.

9. What is the narrator’s favorite primer number?
(a) 97.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 617.

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

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

12. Who is the poet who gives the narrator hope for humanity?
(a) Ann Sexton.
(b) Rumi.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Robinson Jeffers.

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

14. What does the narrator say is the one condition under which humans tolerate mad people?
(a) When they are mathematicians.
(b) When they are musicians.
(c) When they are rich.
(d) When they are painters.

15. What is the title of the document in which the narrator finds Andrew Martin’s paper proving the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Zeta.
(b) Iota.
(c) Omega.
(d) Alpha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is Isobel Martin’s book The Dark Ages?

3. What delusion does the narrator think humans have?

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

5. What does the narrator look at, that gives him the feeling of not being troubled?

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