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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, when Jake returns to the boarding house, what is on his shirt?
(a) Grass stains.
(b) I heart New York.
(c) Mud.
(d) Blood.

2. What does Si tell Julia about Jake?
(a) That he's not a nice person.
(b) That Si doesn't like him.
(c) That he won't be a good husband.
(d) That he's perfect for her.

3. On his way to the agency in Chapter 16, what detour does Si make?
(a) To the post office.
(b) To 19 Gramercy Park.
(c) To the Dakota.
(d) To Katie's house.

4. On Si's fourth trip to the past, why is he nervous about returning to 19 Gramercy Park?
(a) He doesn't want to see Julia.
(b) He's scared that Jake and Julia are married.
(c) He doesn't want a conflict with Jake.
(d) He's jealous of Jake's relationship with Julia.

5. When Jake and Carmody meet a second time, how much money does Carmody offer Jake?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Ten million dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

6. Who goes shopping with Si in New York?
(a) Felix.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Jake.
(d) Julia.

7. What reason does Julia give for only part of the Statue of Liberty being in the park?
(a) The rest will be delivered when the artist finishes it.
(b) The rest will be delivered as soon a ship can be found to bring it.
(c) France has decided to keep the rest of it.
(d) The rest will be delivered when the city decides where to put it.

8. Where does Chief of Police Byrnes take Si and Julia?
(a) To jail.
(b) Back to the future.
(c) To Carmody's house.
(d) To Jake's office.

9. In the board meeting, what does Esterhazy say about the project's risks?
(a) He agrees with Danziger.
(b) He doesn't care if the project continues.
(c) He doesn't care if Si gets hurt.
(d) They're minimal.

10. When Si goes to follow Jake to his meeting with Carmody in Chapter 18, who goes with him?
(a) Chief of Police Byrnes.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Danziger.
(d) Julia.

11. What upsets Julia when she gets to Si's apartment in Chapter 21?
(a) The television.
(b) His apartment is messy.
(c) She meets Katie.
(d) The book about World War I.

12. When Si returns to the present at the start of Chapter 16, how long does he wait before going to the agency?
(a) One week.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) The weekend.

13. Most of Chapter 13 contains Si's description of what?
(a) New York in 1882.
(b) Why he took the job at the agency.
(c) New York in 1982.
(d) The cab drivers in New York.

14. Why does Danziger quit the agency?
(a) The board votes to continue the project.
(b) He wants to retire.
(c) He got a new job.
(d) He's afraid Si will get eliminated from history.

15. What is Si concerned about if Julia goes back to her own time?
(a) That she'll marry Jake.
(b) That she'll have to lie about where she's been.
(c) That he won't see her again.
(d) What Carmody and Byrnes will do to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Si get into Jake's office?

2. What argument between Jake and Carmody does Si overhear?

3. What reputation does Chief of Police Byrnes have with the tenants at the boarding house?

4. What does Si notice about the children playing in 1882?

5. What is Julia's theory of what happened to Jake after the incident at his office?

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