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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler refer to when he says "wilderness of rotting paper"?
(a) The portrait gallery.
(b) The library.
(c) The forest exhibition.
(d) The museum bookshop.

2. Of what foodstuff does the diet of the Eloi consist?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Poultry.
(d) Insects.

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

4. What adjectives does Wells employ to describe the Morlocks' hands?
(a) Weak and wet.
(b) Soft and little.
(c) Brittle and dry
(d) Rigid and sharp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Time Traveler describe being tackled by a group of Morlocks?

2. On what day of the week did the guests come for dinner?

3. What shape are the tables in the Time Traveler's room?

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

5. Which of the characters says that he has never heard of the Fourth Dimension?

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