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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Eli use to describe the phase of the moon when Lizzie points it out to him in Chapter One?
(a) Waning crescent.
(b) New.
(c) Waxing crescent.
(d) Full.

2. In what type of abode do Henry and Catherine live with Iris?
(a) A studio apartment.
(b) A house.
(c) A brownstone.
(d) A hotel.

3. At the Smithsonian, which characters want to see exhibits about space?
(a) Lizzie and Ben.
(b) Eli and Catherine.
(c) Ben and Henry.
(d) Eli and Ben.

4. Who wants to see exhibits about the Hominids at the Smithsonian Museum?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Eli.
(c) No one.
(d) Ben.

5. Henry worries about the meaning of a photograph of a man carrying his child on his back over how many miles?
(a) 12.
(b) 26.
(c) 34.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie tells the reader that her number one fear is "the acceleration of" (30) what?

2. What products does Ben create at work?

3. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?

4. Ben has a PhD in which discipline?

5. Eli gets upset when his friend at school talks about taking what action against the new U.S. president?

(see the answer key)

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