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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

2. What are the Eloi's tables made of?
(a) Formica.
(b) Wood.
(c) Quartz crystals.
(d) Polished stone.

3. In Chapter 10, Wells describes the Eloi's "feeble prettiness," which is compared to which characteristics of the Morlocks?
(a) "Mechanical industry."
(b) "Technological improvement."
(c) "Scientific know-how."
(d) "Ghastly beastiness."

4. To what insect does the Time Traveler compare the Morlocks repeatedly in Chapter 7?
(a) Ants.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Bees.
(d) Wasps.

5. Where does the Time Traveler store the object(s) he removes from the time machine?
(a) In his knapsack.
(b) In a hole in the ground.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) Around his wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler remove from the time machine when he prepares to follow the Eloi?

2. Whom does the Time Traveler refer to as "cattle" multiple times in Chapter 10?

3. How does the Time Traveler describe the feeling of the Eloi touching him?

4. Why, does the Time Traveler imagine, the Eloi all want to touch him?

5. What do the Morlocks plan to do with the Time Traveler?

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