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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Time Traveler think that it was not the Eloi who moved the time machine?
(a) He thinks they are too weak.
(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 were busy eating.

2. To what does the Time Traveler compare his excitement/anxiety when he is about to travel in the machine for the first time?
(a) To a frisky kitten.
(b) To an expectant mother.
(c) To a suicide.
(d) To a newborn baby.

3. Into what kind of weather does the Time Traveler arrive in the far future?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A drought.
(d) A downpour.

4. 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) He has superior weapons, so is not worred.
(c) The Eloi give him welcoming gifts.
(d) He can understand their language and that they say they mean him no harm.

5. When the Time Traveler sees an animal in the night, what does he take it for?
(a) A small deer.
(b) A goat.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) An Eloi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what material does the Sphinx appear to be made?

2. What is the name of the housekeeper?

3. Which of the characters reads the note left by the Time Traveler?

4. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?

5. What does the first Eloi appear to be wearing on his feet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Time Traveler feel when he first got out of the time machine in the far future in Chapter 3?

2. What kind of food does the Time Traveler particularly crave when he returns?

3. What happens after the Time Traveler mimics the clap of thunder that accompanied his arrival in Chapter 4?

4. What does the Time Traveler see and experience as he approaches his original time period?

5. Describe the state of the time machine when the Time Traveler finally finds it in the base of the White Sphinx?

6. Describe the historical (and technological) setting of this novel.

7. What is one possible reason the Time Traveler postulates for the physical changes from humans to Eloi?

8. Why does the Time Traveler eventually stop the machine?

9. Why does the Time Traveler take the lever out of the time machine when he lands in the far future?

10. What are the physical attributes of the Eloi the Time Traveler describes? What are their features like?

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