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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?
(a) He can understand their language and that they say they mean him no harm.
(b) He has superior weapons, so is not worred.
(c) The Eloi give him welcoming gifts.
(d) They look so frail he thinks he could dispatch several at once.

2. What are the Eloi's tables made of?
(a) Quartz crystals.
(b) Polished stone.
(c) Wood.
(d) Formica.

3. The Time Traveler assumes that his voice is too what for the Eloi?
(a) Sonorous and scathing.
(b) Biting and caustic.
(c) Harsh and deep.
(d) Rough and loud.

4. What is the texture of the Eloi's hair?
(a) Braided.
(b) Straight.
(c) Curly.
(d) Fine.

5. Whom does the Time Traveler refer to as "cattle" multiple times in Chapter 10?
(a) Weena.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Eloi.
(d) Ancient humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Compared to the children the Time Traveler is used to, what does he estimate the intellectual age of the Eloi to be?

2. What word best describes the Time Traveler's actions just before he realizes that he cannot easily light the matches?

3. Why is it significant that the moon is starting to wane in Chapter 7?

4. Discussing the fear of the Eloi during the New Moon, the Time Traveler says that his fear is different than theirs. Why?

5. How have the Morlocks cared for the Time Machine?

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