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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 11 June 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Einstein in the novel?
(a) 26.
(b) 25.
(c) 28.
(d) 27.

2. In the "2 June 1905" dream, how does the story of the woman end?
(a) The "woman" in her mother's womb.
(b) The "woman" at her graduation from gymnasium.
(c) The "woman" nursing.
(d) The "woman" at her birth.

3. According to the dream on 3 June 1905, what is life a brief movement of?
(a) A clock hand.
(b) A snowflake.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Arms and legs.

4. How are events triggered in the world described in the "10 June 1905" dream?
(a) By meeting standards.
(b) By other events.
(c) By time alone.
(d) By measurements.

5. What do all of the people of the world described in the "9 June 1905" dream have in common?
(a) A mastering of time.
(b) A lifetime to complete their goals.
(c) An infinite list of relatives.
(d) A long list of misdeeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do travelers from the future envy?

2. If a person holds no ambitions in the world described in the "4 May 1905" dream, what happens to him?

3. What does the narrator want readers to suppose time is?

4. In the Prologue, how many times does the clock tower chime?

5. For people in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream, what does each one carry?

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