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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the adjectives Wells uses to describe the language of the Eloi?
(a) Strange, sweet and liquid.
(b) Strange, rapid and soft.
(c) Sickening, gutteral and anxious.
(d) Weird, bizarre and rich.

3. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?
(a) The Eloi give him welcoming gifts.
(b) He can understand their language and that they say they mean him no harm.
(c) He has superior weapons, so is not worred.
(d) They look so frail he thinks he could dispatch several at once.

4. What best describes the "prettiness" of the Eloi, when the Time Traveler first meets them?
(a) Wedgwood-china.
(b) Dresden-china.
(c) Porcelain dolls.
(d) Delft blue.

5. On what day of the week did the guests come for dinner?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one use to operate the model?

3. Where does the Time Traveler live?

4. What is the Time Traveler smoking?

5. How does the Time Traveler attempt to communicate the concept of time to the first Eloi he meets?

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