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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. What does the Time Traveler describe the first Eloi he sees as?
(a) "Strong as an ox."
(b) "Ghastly wrinkled."
(c) "Preternaturally lovely."
(d) "Incredibly frail."

2. Which, of the following metals, is mentioned as part of the Time Machine?
(a) Brass.
(b) Nickel.
(c) Iron.
(d) Gold.

3. 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 Very Young Man.
(b) Filby.
(c) The Provincial Mayor.
(d) The Medical Man.

4. To what "zoological" specimen does the Time Traveler compare the color of the Morlocks' bodies?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Moths.
(d) Worms.

5. The Time Traveler recognizes the landscape of the Eloi as the valley of what river from his own time?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Floss.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?

2. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?

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

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

5. With which institution is Professor Simon Newcomb affiliated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler find when he begins to explore the Palace of Green Porcelain in the Southwest?

2. Describe the Time Traveler's reaction to the fact that his machine has been moved into the White Sphinx; what action does he undertake, if any, to recover the machine?

3. What are some of the reasons the Time Traveler is beginning to think of the future as a Golden Age or utopia, in Chapter 5?

4. To the narrator, what do the strange white flowers seem to symbolize at the end of the novel?

5. How does the Time Traveler describe the way the language of the Eloi sound?

6. Describe the Time Traveler's appearance when he suddenly arrives during the second dinner.

7. What do the people the Time Traveler meets in the far future in Chapter 3 look like?

8. Describe the point of view of the book's first two chapters.

9. Why are the characters primarily represented by the name of their profession rather than their actual names?

10. Why, according to the Time Traveler, is the Fourth Dimension overlooked?

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