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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. Who does Ursula H'x always look at as she falls?
(a) Lieutenant Fenimore.
(b) No one.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Both the narrator and Lieutenant Fenimore.

2. What are the first things Qfwfq and Dean (k)yK have to bet with?
(a) Elements.
(b) Ions.
(c) Quarks.
(d) Electrons.

3. What does the mollusk think of the development of eyesight?
(a) It's a terrible curse for those who have it.
(b) It's impossibly difficult.
(c) It's a trivial task compared to making a shell to be seen.
(d) It's something that eventually all things must do.

4. What sign does the narrator finally choose as his response to the first sign?
(a) What of it?
(b) Who cares.
(c) So what?
(d) What do you mean?

5. What weapon does Lieutenant Fenimore use against the narrator?
(a) A sword.
(b) A dart.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A baton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lll dare Qfwfq to do when they are playing near the water?

2. What does Lll do after N'ba N'ga says that he could teach her to live in the water?

3. What do the New Ones do when they find the dinosaur body?

4. What does Qfwfq think of N'ba N'ga's way of speaking?

5. What type of fish is N'ba N'ga?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the problems with the advice N'ba N'ga gives his family.

2. How does Lll react when she first meets N'ba N'ga?

3. What causes the narrator's suspicions about the female he encounters?

4. Why does the narrator get an enormous sign of a hand with a pointing finger?

5. Which bets does Qfwfq find most satisfying?

6. How does the narrator see evolution as confining?

7. What does the narrator think the first sign he sees is referring to?

8. What does N'ba N'ga like about the water where he lives?

9. What explanation does the narrator give for caring about the opinion of whoever wrote the sign he first sees?

10. What happens to the initial wealth that Qfwfq builds up?

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