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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does the time machine begin its day, according to the Time Traveler?
(a) 10:00 A.M.
(b) 12:00 A.M..
(c) 4:00 A.M..
(d) 2:00 A.M..

2. What objects were the Morlocks attempting to pry out of the Time Traveler's fingers while they were struggling in the dark?
(a) The pipe.
(b) The levers.
(c) The torch.
(d) The matches.

3. What, according to the Time Traveler, must be "useless" if nature is appealing to intelligence?
(a) "Drive and desire."
(b) "Habit and instinct."
(c) None of these.
(d) "Intuition and ritual."

4. In Chapter 10, Wells describes the Eloi's "feeble prettiness," which is compared to which characteristics of the Morlocks?
(a) "Ghastly beastiness."
(b) "Technological improvement."
(c) "Scientific know-how."
(d) "Mechanical industry."

5. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Anger.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the adjectives Wells uses to describe the language of the Eloi?

2. Why did the Morlocks' plan fail?

3. What is the texture of the Eloi's hair?

4. What kinds of feelings will humans continue to have, according to the narrator?

5. Approximately how tall are the creatures?

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