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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What allows him to escape the Morlocks?
(a) His sidearm.
(b) Shouting as loudly as he can.
(c) Weena comes with reinforcements.
(d) Setting a piece of paper on fire.

2. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Aggression.

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

4. In which direction is the Palace of Green Porcelain?
(a) Due North.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northeast.
(d) Due South.

5. How much does the Editor offer to pay for the Time Traveler's story?
(a) A penny a word.
(b) A shilling a line.
(c) A pound a paragraph.
(d) A pound a word.

6. How does the Time Traveler determine that the time machine was taken into the base of the Sphinx?
(a) He can see it through the windows in the base of the statue.
(b) The Eloi read him a note they found.
(c) He smells burnt metal.
(d) He finds marks and footprints.

7. The narrator mentions that if another character had shown them the time machine, they would not be as skeptical as they were of the Time Traveler. Which other character does he mention?
(a) The Medical Man.
(b) Filby.
(c) The Very Young Man.
(d) The Provincial Mayor.

8. What does one use to operate the model?
(a) A joystick.
(b) A lever.
(c) A control panel.
(d) A button.

9. What color is the first Eloi's tunic?
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

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

11. How many Eloi are in the first group the Time Traveler meets soon after he lands?
(a) 8 or 10.
(b) Over a thousand.
(c) Just 3.
(d) 80 or 100.

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

13. How did the Time Traveler make friends with Weena?
(a) He gave her a ride on the time machine.
(b) He saved her from the Morlocks.
(c) He saved her from the river.
(d) He gave her a garland of flowers.

14. What color is the animal the Time Traveler sees in the night on the way to look for his missing time machine?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

15. What is the name of the housekeeper?
(a) Mrs. Beale.
(b) Mrs. Watchett.
(c) Mrs. Clockett.
(d) Mrs. Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "trick" the Medical Man says the Time Traveler showed them last Christmas?

2. What year does the Time Traveler say the dials on his machine recorded?

3. What are the adjectives Wells uses to describe the language of the Eloi?

4. What are the Eloi's tables made of?

5. The Time Traveler assumes that his voice is too what for the Eloi?

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