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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What things do Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK lack at first that makes betting difficult?
(a) Senses to see the world around them with.
(b) Symbols, money, and numbers.
(c) Pencils and paper to track their bets.
(d) Other people to referree the bets and fix disputes.
2. What does the first sign the narrator sees say?
(a) I saw it.
(b) I know it.
(c) I know you.
(d) I saw you.
3. What is N'ba N'ga's relationship to Qfwfq?
(a) He is a great-uncle.
(b) He is a great-grandfather.
(c) He is a grandfather.
(d) He is an elder third cousin.
4. How do the New Ones subsist?
(a) They catch fish from the river.
(b) They gather berries, mushrooms, and vegetables from the woods.
(c) They hunt deer in the woods.
(d) They grow vegetables in gardens.
5. What does Lll dare Qfwfq to do when they are playing near the water?
(a) Run through the waves as fast as he can.
(b) Get as close to the water as he can.
(c) Hold his breath under water as long as he can.
(d) Make as big a splash as he can.
6. What sign does the narrator read that at first he's happy about, but later is disappointed by?
(a) That character's really on the ball.
(b) This guy's pretty swell.
(c) Who's that fantastic fellow?
(d) Hey, fella, good job.
7. What unplanned benefit does the shell give the narrator?
(a) A weapon.
(b) Camouflage.
(c) Physical attraction for females.
(d) Protection.
8. What does the narrator say the sign "Tchk Tchk" refers to?
(a) The time he swerved and crashed his car to avoid hitting a dog.
(b) The time he gave a third of his salary to charity.
(c) The time he stopped a bully from beating up a child.
(d) The time he quit his job because they asked him to do something wrong.
9. What example of a detailed bet that he makes does Qfwfq give?
(a) How deep the Grand Canyon will be.
(b) What shape Australia's coastline will take.
(c) Whether the Assyrians will invade Mesopotamia.
(d) Where the Great Pyramids will be located.
10. What bet does Qfwfq make about Signorina Giuseppina Pensotti before she (or humanity at all) yet exists?
(a) How many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren she will have.
(b) Whether she turns right or left on a specific day, coming out of her house.
(c) How many footsteps she will take in her lifetime.
(d) What exact date she will die.
11. When Fern-flower dreams of a dinosaur being teased, what does she do in the dream?
(a) She watches and finds it funny.
(b) She watches and finds it upsetting.
(c) She protects the dinosaur.
(d) She teases the dinosaur.
12. After the narrator speculates that Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore might have met at some time in the past, what does he deduce from this speculation?
(a) That Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore are moving away from each other.
(b) That Ursula H'x developed a love for Lieutenant Fenimore.
(c) That Ursula H'x and Lieutenant Fenimore will circle around and meet again.
(d) That Ursula H'x developed a dislike for Lieutenant Fenimore.
13. What begins to happen to Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK's bets after humanity appears on the scene?
(a) Qfwfq begins to win every bet, without exception.
(b) Dean (k)yK stops betting.
(c) Dean (k)yK begins to win every bet, without exception.
(d) Dean (k)yK begins to win more bets.
14. What sign does the narrator see, when he looks up in anticipation of a reaction to the second event, of which he is proud?
(a) Oh, well.
(b) I missed it.
(c) Not at home.
(d) Tra-la-la-la.
15. What name do the New Ones give to Qfwfq?
(a) The Grimacing One.
(b) The Large One.
(c) The Ugly One.
(d) The Sad One.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Ursula H'x begins swaying during her fall, what does Lieutenant Fenimore do?
2. What does the second sign that the narrator sees through his telescope say?
3. How many people does the narrator expect will see the second event in his life, of which he is proud, compared to the first more shaming moment?
4. During what period did the dinosaurs die out?
5. How does the narrator know about females of his species?
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