1. Which part of the Time Traveler's body has a half-healed cut on it when he returns to the second dinner?
(a) His forehead.
(b) His neck.
(c) His chin.
(d) His cheek.

2. Why does the Time Traveler think that it was not the Eloi who moved the time machine?
(a) He thinks they were busy eating.
(b) He thinks that one of the Eloi has traveled back in time with it.
(c) He thinks they are too weak.
(d) He thinks that the Sphinx came alive and swallowed it.

3. What object does the Time Traveler refer to as his "mace"?
(a) A broken lever.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A cudgel.
(d) A length of pipe.

4. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?
(a) Several thousand.
(b) A couple hundred.
(c) Between 500 and 1000.
(d) About 75.

5. Which of the following dinner guests was at the second dinner, but NOT at the first?
(a) Hillyer.
(b) Blank.
(c) The Very Young Man.
(d) Filby.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator mentions that if another character had shown them the time machine, they would not be as skeptical as they were of the Time Traveler. Which other character does he mention?

2. Inside the machine, it seems as if the housekeeper walks from one end of the room to the other like what object?

3. Of what metal is the pedestal of the Sphinx made?

4. Why is it dark in the room where the men hear the Time Traveler's story?

5. Under which social or political system does it appear the Eloi are living, to the Time Traveler?

(see the answer key)

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