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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the indicator to the hovel residents that someone wants to gain admittance to their hovel?
(a) A bell rings.
(b) A shriek is heard.
(c) A call comes over the short wave radio.
(d) A video screen appears.

2. Once the evolved Terrans with Leo talk with Leo for a while, what do they realize about him?
(a) He is the hero who killed Palmer Eldritch.
(b) He is the villain who killed Palmer Eldritch.
(c) He is the villain who killed Dr. Denkmal.
(d) He is a bubblehead.

3. Allen Faine tells Barney that Leo's surgeons could do all but which of the following for Barney?
(a) Give Barney new fingerprints and footprints.
(b) Give Barney a new face.
(c) Make Emily love Barney again.
(d) Give Barney a new cephalic wave pattern.

4. After being rejected by the party whom Barney had called to ask for a job, whom does Barney call next?
(a) The UN selective service board.
(b) The Kingdom of Representatives.
(c) Impy White.
(d) The two evolved Terrans.

5. What time does Barney discover it is when he awakes at the start of the novel?
(a) Noon.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Barney's hovel is described as being the last and most reluctant to ingest their Can-D?

2. What adjective is used to describe Leo's voice when he finally tells Palmer Eldritch that he gives up?

3. P.P. Layouts pays "an enormous yearly tribute to" (15) whom?

4. What term does Leo use to describe Palmer Eldritch when deciding to kill him?

5. Richard ventures to P.P. Layouts in an attempt to sell to the firm what type of objects made by Emily?

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