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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler ask his guests to save for him while he changes?
(a) Salad.
(b) Dessert.
(c) Greenbean casserole.
(d) Meat.

2. What is the air temperature in this far future?
(a) Chilly.
(b) Humid.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Warm.

3. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?
(a) Filby.
(b) Hillyer.
(c) The Psychologist.
(d) The Time Traveler.

4. How big is the model time machine the Time Traveler shows his guests?
(a) The size of a pocketwatch.
(b) The size of an automobile.
(c) The size of a football.
(d) The size of a small clock.

5. At what time of day does the time machine begin its day, according to the Time Traveler?
(a) 10:00 A.M.
(b) 2:00 A.M..
(c) 4:00 A.M..
(d) 12:00 A.M..

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term for a problem in time travel or a contradiction of the timeline mentioned by the Psychologist in Chapter 1?

2. To which room do the men retire to hear the Time Traveler's story?

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

4. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?

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

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