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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Time Traveler planning to make when he says, in Chapter 7, "to procure some means of fire."
(a) A forest fire.
(b) A camp fire.
(c) A coal fire.
(d) A torch.

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

3. In the farthest future to which the Time Traveler travels, how big is the one evidence of animal life he sees?
(a) Golfball sized.
(b) Baseball sized.
(c) Football sized.
(d) Basketball sized.

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

5. What do the Morlocks plan to do with the Time Traveler?
(a) They planned to travel into the past with him.
(b) They planned to let him go.
(c) They planned to make him eat Eloi.
(d) They planned to trap him in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Time Traveler sees an animal in the night, what does he take it for?

2. To what "zoological" specimen does the Time Traveler compare the color of the Morlocks' bodies?

3. What color is the animal the Time Traveler sees in the night on the way to look for his missing time machine?

4. What does the Time Traveler plan to use to illuminate the woods?

5. What do the Eloi wear on their heads?

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