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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 2 June, 1905 through 10 June, 1905.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Besso and Einstein sitting in the second Interlude?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) Besso's home.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A brasserie.

2. Why does Einstein want to understand time?
(a) To be able to plan his life more accordingly.
(b) To get close to The Old One.
(c) To slow time down.
(d) To speed time up.

3. What is the name of Basso's wife?
(a) Viveka.
(b) Freja.
(c) Anna.
(d) Svea.

4. How do the Laters walk and dress?
(a) The Laters walk absentmindedly and wear long dress like clothing.
(b) The Laters walk hurriedly so as to not be accosted into doing something now and they wear robes.
(c) The Laters walk with an easy gait and dress in loose fitting clothes.
(d) The Laters walk when they have to only and wear bed-clothes at all times.

5. Who has Besso received a letter from announcing a visit?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second Interlude, what is the first dialogue between Besso and Einstein that the reader comes across?

2. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?

3. Where is the young man's theory of time to be mailed?

4. What do travelers from the future envy?

5. What happens to time in the "14 May 1905" dream?

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