Chapter 1-2
Who is the history professor specializing in the beginnings of human life on Earth.
Dr. Erwin Katz?
Who found the Neanderthal skeleton in the story?
Hilary Marsh
What was the consequence of the police firing at Erwin and Pepkari while they were driving away?
Pepkari was injured by a bullet.
What did Erwin try to push in front of the cottage door?
An old piano.
Who was the woman who walked into the coffee shop where Erwin worked.
Pepkari
What species inhabited Europe for about 480,000 years before humans arrived?
Neanderthals
What 2 things did the Neanderthal woman ask for when she first spoke to Dr. Katz
She asked for food and water.
How did Pepkari learn his language?
She read his thoughts, as she was telepathic.
Why did Pepkari close her eyes and become still at the end of the story?
She had passed away.
How long was Erwin held in prison, according to the text?
A month.
What was found in a field of red tulips?
A skeleton
What strange thing did Dr. Katz notice happening to the Neanderthal skeleton overnight?
It became covered in green slime.
What did Erwin use to tie a bandage around Pepkari's arm?
Erwin used his T-shirt.
What did Pepkari compare the sensation of watching a star being born to?
Feeling of experiencing the best chocolate ever.
What did Pepkari reveal about her plans to Erwin?
She wanted Erwin to accompany her.
What evidence suggests that Neanderthals were capable of artistic expression?
Paintings and body decorations.
What 2 things did Dr. Katz clean the Neanderthal skeleton with?
With brushes and distilled water.
Why did the Neanderthals decide to leave their bodies and die?
To give humans a chance to evolve on their own without interference.
How did life travel between different planets?
Carried on asteroids and comets.
Why did Erwin quit his job?
How many years ago did humans first migrate to Europe from Africa?
40,000 years ago?
What was the government's explanation for the sudden appearance of Neanderthal skeletons all over Europe?
The skeletons were infected with a virus.
How did Pepkari explain the process of creating new bodies ?
They control atoms and molecules to create new bodies.
How did Pepkari explain the absence of evidence for complex life in Earth's geological record?
They clean up traces of their existence.
How did the press refer to Pepkari and her kind after their encounter with Erwin?
"alien terrorists."