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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. The capital city of Universe 31 is how big in relation to the size of New York City?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-fifth.

2. What is the name of the capital city of Universe 31?
(a) New Angeles City/Old Mexico City.
(b) New Los Angeles/Lost Tokyo-2.
(c) San Francisco 4.
(d) Space Hub Miami.

3. What does Phil start to do before he crashes in Chapter 7?
(a) Cry.
(b) Stutter.
(c) Yell.
(d) Appologize.

4. Charles rescued his dog as he was about to drift into what?
(a) A nebula.
(b) A black hole.
(c) A lake.
(d) An asteroid.

5. Charles's mother gives him a wrapped box from where in Chapter 13?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The garage.
(c) His closet.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Charles also refer to as The Women I Never Married?

2. In what person is the book written?

3. What is a suspension in air of words and images which Charles peers into on the subway in Chapter 11?

4. Before landing in Chapter 10, Charles sees a man who resembles himself, and he can see that the man's life is made entirely of what?

5. In the "Chronodiegetical Schematic" which opens the book, what is the subtitle for "B Series"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author explore the genre of metafiction in the novel?

2. What problem does the narrator discover with his ship in Chapter 10?

3. How is the correlation between human emotion and time travel symbolized in Chapter 9?

4. Who does the narrator describe in Chapter 7? How does he communicate with this person?

5. How is the style of the book established through the table of contents and opening quotes?

6. Discuss the metaphor for time travel and its relation to the narrator's father in Chapter 3. What does the symbolism say about the narrator's father?

7. How does the narrator describe being in Loop City in Chapter 11?

8. What is described in the excerpt "unfinished nature of"?

9. How is the narrator's existence metaphorical for contemporary society?

10. Where is client the narrator contacts in Chapter 8? What did she use her time machine for?

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