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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 narrator describe the making of his shell as?
(a) Self-expression, like an exclamation.
(b) Expansion, like taking new territory.
(c) Aggression, like punching outward.
(d) Pleading, like reaching out his hands.
2. Where is a dinosaur body uncovered?
(a) A melting glacier.
(b) A tar pit.
(c) A cavern.
(d) A rock slide.
3. What gives the narrator the idea that space has a shape and form?
(a) Watching Lieutenant Fenimore move.
(b) Watching Ursula H'x move.
(c) Watching universes fly by.
(d) Watching his own unconscious movements.
4. What does N'ba N'ga say his relatives get from living on land?
(a) Callouses.
(b) Piles.
(c) Coughs.
(d) Warts.
5. To what does the narrator compare the paths of the characters' falls?
(a) Metal chains.
(b) Vines on a trellis.
(c) Lines of handwriting.
(d) Strands of hair.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator first interact with a female?
2. Where does Qfwfq want Lll to come away with him to?
3. What does Qfwfq predict will happen to stars?
4. How much does the narrator plan the details of his shell's appearance?
5. During what period did the dinosaurs die out?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the New Ones' perception of dinosaurs change over the time Qfwfq is with them?
2. Describe the problems with the advice N'ba N'ga gives his family.
3. What gives Qfwfq an advantage over Dean (k)yK when they bet during the early evolution of the universe?
4. In the end of the mollusk's story, in what way does he encounter the female mollusk?
5. Describe N'ba N'ga's objections to living on land.
6. What does Qfwfq do with the body of the dinosaur the New Ones find?
7. What happens to the initial wealth that Qfwfq builds up?
8. When does the narrator suppose that he might finally meet Ursula, and what does he fear about that potential meeting?
9. How does Qfwfq describe Dean (k)yK, on a typical day in the present?
10. In what way, according to the narrator's description, does the existence of a shell bring about eyes and the ability to see?
This section contains 815 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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