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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Eloi's tables made of?
(a) Formica.
(b) Quartz crystals.
(c) Polished stone.
(d) Wood.

2. Why is it dark in the room where the men hear the Time Traveler's story?
(a) The time machine broke the lamp.
(b) The power was out.
(c) The Time Traveler put out the fire.
(d) The candles were not lit.

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

4. What do the Eloi offer the Time Traveler when he intimates that he did in fact come out of the thunderstorm?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Berries.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Flowers.

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

6. How was the archway into the great hall of the Eloi decorated?
(a) With garlands of flowers.
(b) With faux finish.
(c) With carvings.
(d) With streamers.

7. Which character is described by the following: "an argumentative person with red hair"?
(a) The Editor.
(b) The Provincial Mayor.
(c) Filby.
(d) The Time Traveler.

8. What is the "trick" the Medical Man says the Time Traveler showed them last Christmas?
(a) An alien autopsy.
(b) A disappearing rabbit.
(c) A spaceship.
(d) A ghost.

9. Where does the Time Traveler live?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Tubingen.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Glasgow.

10. How does the Time Traveler describe the feeling of the Eloi touching him?
(a) As weird little tickles.
(b) As soft little tentacles.
(c) As strange little hooks.
(d) As disgusting little claws.

11. Under which social or political system does it appear the Eloi are living, to the Time Traveler?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Oligarchy.
(d) Anarchy

12. Inside the machine, it seems as if the housekeeper walks from one end of the room to the other like what object?
(a) A bullet.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A snail.
(d) A rocket.

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

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

15. What year does the Time Traveler say the dials on his machine recorded?
(a) 8027.
(b) 89271.
(c) 800001.
(d) 802701.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Time Traveler think that it was not the Eloi who moved the time machine?

2. What adjective does the Time Traveler use to describe the hair color of the Morlocks?

3. What does the Time Traveler notice about Eloi gender roles?

4. In which point of view is Chapter 2 told?

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

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