Time Machine

How does the Time Traveler (TT) intend to prove his theory of time travel? (chpts. 1-4)

• He is going to synchronize his watch with the gentlemen’s watches and then travel ten minutes into the future.

• He has created a small model of the Time Machine to show the men how it works.

• He intends to bring items from the past into the present.

• He plans to send the Psychologist ten minutes into the future.

What do the men see when the Psychologist presses the lever on the Time Machine? (chpts. 1-4)

• The model disappears before their eyes.

• The Time Machine explodes in a cloud of smoke.

• The Psychologist disappears before their eyes.

• Nothing happens.

The Time Traveler (TT) is late for the second dinner party. What is in the note he left for the Medical Man? (chpts. 1-4)

• The TT instructs the Medical Man to begin dinner promptly at 7:00PM.

• The TT instructs the Medical Man to meet him at his laboratory at precisely 6:48PM.

• The TT instructs the Medical Man to use the time machine to join him in the future.

• The TT instructs the Medical Man to contact the police if he is more than an hour late for dinner.

What does the Time Traveler do when the little people initially attempt to explore the machine? (chpts. 1-4)

• He yells and waves them away from the machine.

• He unscrews the levers that make the machine work and puts them into his pocket.

• He distracts their attention by walking away from the machine.

• He gets back into the machine and leaves.

How does the Time Traveler describe the little people who initially come to greet him? (chpts. 1-4)

• They are small with curly hair, bright lips, pointed chins, and mild eyes.

• They are extremely tall and bronze with superhuman strength.

• They are pale-complexioned with flaxen hair and greyish-red eyes.

• They are crab-like creatures with claws for hands and antennae.

What best describes the land of the little people? (chpts. 1-4)

• It is a huge desert with a mountain range in the far distance.

• The land is filled with green plants and trees, huge amounts of flowers, and there are ruins in the distance.

• The natural landscape is masked by huge glass buildings and extensive roads.

• It is a vast wasteland.

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What does the Time Traveler discover when he returns to the area surrounding the White Sphinx on the first night? (chpts. 5-8)

• He finds a young child sleeping in the Time Machine.

• Someone has smashed the dials of the Time Machine.

• He discovers the Time Machine is gone.

• The statue of the White Sphinx has been beheaded.

Although he is in great distress over the missing Time Machine, what one fact makes the Time Traveler feel reassured? (chpts. 5-8)

• He has the plans to the machine in his pocket and can rebuild a new machine.

• He has the levers to work the machine in his pocket.

• He knew even if he could not get home, he would be very happy living with the little people.

• He has the key to start the machine in his pocket.

When the Time Traveler goes to the second great hall trying to find the Time Machine, what item does he use that the little people have forgotten? (chpts. 5-8)

• Matches

• Magnifying Glasses

• Scissors

• Eye Glasses

How do the Time Traveler and Weena become friends? (chpts. 5-8)

• He asks her to serve as a guide into the wilderness as he looks for his Time Machine.

• Weena’s father gives her to the Time Traveler as a gift.

• The Time Traveler saves her from drowning.

• Weena feels pity for him because he is alone, so she hangs out with him.