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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say has happened to the Andrew Martin who was afraid of emotion?
(a) That me has been converted.
(b) That be has been reborn.
(c) That me is dead.
(d) That me has been reprogrammed.

2. Why does the narrator want to replace the purple sofa?
(a) The cushions are too soft.
(b) The fabric smells funny.
(c) The texture reminds of him of Daniel Russell’s skin.
(d) The purple color is painful to him.

3. What reason does the narrator provide for why humans love?
(a) Because they are overflowing.
(b) Because they are thwarted.
(c) Because they are minor deities.
(d) Because they are mortal.

4. How does the narrator destroy the replacement’s gifts?
(a) By burning his hand on the stove.
(b) By beheading him.
(c) By keeping the tv and radio on.
(d) By cutting off his hand.

5. How does the narrator characterize Maggie’s gaze?
(a) Startling frankness.
(b) Thoughtful restraint.
(c) Accusatory injury.
(d) Terrible honesty.

6. How does the narrator characterize sex with Isobel?
(a) Electro-chemical magnetism.
(b) Bio-emotional phosphorescence.
(c) Physical gratification devoid of any abstraction.
(d) Physical incarnation of mathematical laws.

7. What does the narrator say the point of love is?
(a) To help you survive.
(b) To make pain bearable.
(c) To remind you what is important.
(d) To lighten your loads.

8. How does the narrator characterize human love?
(a) The highest of feelings.
(b) The coldest of visions.
(c) The warmest of annihilations.
(d) The most delicious of songs.

9. What does the Vonnadorians’ understanding of prime numbers allow them to do?
(a) Inhabit other worlds.
(b) Colonize other planets.
(c) Time travel.
(d) Invent life forms.

10. Why does the narrator’s replacement say he did not make his presence known when he broke into the house a few nights before?
(a) He did not want to kill another Vonnadorian.
(b) He was not ready to have murder on his conscience.
(c) He was not confident of his gifts.
(d) He was afraid of the dog.

11. What does the narrator say he always needed, instead of emotions?
(a) Mathematical truth.
(b) Directives from superiors.
(c) Strict commands.
(d) Teamwork.

12. What is represented by the formula on the student’s t-shirt?
(a) The chances of extra-terrestrial life.
(b) The chemical composition of alcohol.
(c) The asymptotic nature of love.
(d) The chemical composition of caffeine.

13. How does the narrator characterize his feelings before making love with Isobel?
(a) Unbearable pleasure.
(b) Satisfying uncertainty.
(c) Terrifying desire.
(d) Pleasurable fear.

14. What does the narrator take comfort in, after Gulliver beats him?
(a) His passivity.
(b) His pain.
(c) Gulliver’s apology.
(d) Isobel’s caretaking.

15. What will the consequence be, if the narrator surrenders his gifts?
(a) He will never be able to return home.
(b) He will never become fully human.
(c) He will start to decompose in Earth’s atmosphere.
(d) He will have to start again as a human child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he did not tell Gulliver to stop, when Gulliver started to beat him?

2. What is Ari’s response to the thing the narrator tells him?

3. What does the narrator say he found terrifying about making love with Maggie?

4. What injury does the narrator suffer after falling from the roof with Gulliver?

5. How many students does Andrew Martin have, when the narrator walks into his classroom?

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