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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has to give permission before Danziger can send Si back in time?

2. Who conducts the psychological tests on Si?

3. When Ruben and Si finish their lunch, Ruben is convinced that:

4. When Si begins training for his assignment, how does he feel?

5. How are Si's visitors dressed when they arrive at the Dakota during his training?

Short Essay Questions

1. What detail about the project being government funded does Esterhazy relate to Si?

2. How does clothing in 1882 look like for men and women in compared with today?

3. Why does the agency use the Dakota as a time travel portal for Si?

4. Which two people visit Si at the Dakota first and for what purpose?

5. What about the photographs Si that looks at during training makes him more excited about his impending trip to the past?

6. After going through the psychological tests at the agency, what makes Dr. Rossoff say Si is perfect for the job?

7. How does Si change his appearance in the present to prepare to fit in in the past?

8. On the walls of Katie's shop Si notices several photographs, what does he think of them?

9. How did Si meet Katie?

10. Why did Si accept Ruben's job offer after his outing with Katie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During narration, Si confesses there are things about his relationship with Katie Mancuso that he will keep to himself. How does Si's relationship with Katie fit his personality at the beginning of the book? At what point in Si's time travel experiences does Si realize he wants more than what he has with Katie? Compare how Si feels about Katie with how he feels about Julia.

Essay Topic 2

Imagine you had the opportunity to experience time travel and that you were a frequent visitor to your favorite place in time. If you had to choose to live in the past or live in the present, which would you choose? What would you miss most about the time period you didn't choose?

Essay Topic 3

On the night of the fire at Jake's office, Si and Julia lament afterward that they were somehow responsible for the fire. Do you think they were responsible? Use evidence from the book in your answer and include your thoughts on the following two points: 1) Si could have helped Jake try and put out the fire; 2) Si could have broken up the argument between Carmody and Jake before it escalated out of control.

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