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The Humans: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Matt Haig
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 say is the color of home?
(a) Violet.
(b) Pink.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Blue.

2. What is the narrator honest about with Daniel Russell?
(a) Andrew Martin’s proof.
(b) The existence of life on other planets.
(c) Andrew Martin’s marriage.
(d) His origins.

3. Why does the narrator say he does not like wearing clothes?
(a) They are embarrassing.
(b) They chafe.
(c) He prefers glorious nakedness.
(d) They are not geometrical enough.

4. How does the narrator justify killing Daniel Russell?
(a) It puts humans out of their misery.
(b) It reduces suffering in the universe.
(c) It prevents the spread of misunderstanding.
(d) It saves many lives.

5. What breed is Andrew Martin’s dog?
(a) Basset hound.
(b) German shepherd.
(c) Pekinese.
(d) Springer spaniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the one condition under which humans tolerate mad people?

2. What delusion does the narrator think humans have?

3. What does the narrator say he has done, when he deletes Andrew Martin’s file describing his solution to the Riemann Hypothesis?

4. Who is the narrator’s audience?

5. What does the narrator say human news is about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator ultimately get himself out of prison?

2. What is the narrator’s relationship with pain like?

3. What does Gulliver tell the narrator about the Martins’ household?

4. Who are the narrator’s chief suspects for people who might know about Andrew Martin’s discovery?

5. What is the narrator’s first experience of food and drink like?

6. How does the narrator define beauty for humans?

7. What makes the narrator’s narrative so funny?

8. How does the narrator characterize his relationship with his hosts, now that he is getting accustomed to Andrew Martin’s life?

9. Who are the main characters the narrator introduces at the beginning of the novel?

10. How does the narrator characterize life in the world he comes from?

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