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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the middle-aged man in the "2 June 1905" dream hope to know about that no one else has ever known?
(a) Laws of Time.
(b) Relativity.
(c) Facts about light.
(d) Nature.

2. Why does the man at the graveside ("2 June 1905" dream) not weep for his friend?
(a) His friend lived a very good life and he refuses to mourn him.
(b) His friend will be with him again given that time moves backward in this world.
(c) The man has no tears left given his friend has had a very long sickness leading up to his death.
(d) The man believes in a second life better than the first.

3. What is Einstein eating in the second Interlude?
(a) Sweet potato croquettes.
(b) Cottolene.
(c) Banbury tarts.
(d) Crackers.

4. According to the narrator, in the world described in the "22 May 1905" dream, what happens to people who have not had "their vision"?
(a) Their world is one of inevitable failures.
(b) Their world is one of constant success.
(c) Their world is one of constant reminders of deeds gone wrong.
(d) Their world is one of inactive suspense.

5. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the second Interlude?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Late evening.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "15 June 1905" dream, what is the young woman staring at?

2. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, why does this world exist as it does?

3. In the "17 June 1905" dream, why does the young man tell his lover that he cannot see her again?

4. How do the clouds appear, in the "17 June 1905" dream, after a gap in time?

5. How are events triggered in the world described in the "10 June 1905" dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the way that time is experienced in the 5 June 1905 dream.

2. How did the notion of the speed effect come to be known?

3. What happens to the "withered woman" from the 2 June 1905 dream?

4. Describe the life of a "Now."

5. What is the biggest problem associated with living in the 20 May 1905 world?

6. In the 22 May 1905 dream, what happens for those who have not seen a glimpse of their future yet?

7. According to the 3 June 1905 dream, describe how a person born in December exists.

8. Why do sunset and sunrise babies become frightened when the light changes?

9. Why does the man at the graveside refuse to weep for his deceased friend?

10. Describe the two different views people of the 15 June 1905 world can have.

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