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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. What time is it when Jason tries to get a cab ride in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 2, at what time of day was Jason found lying unconscious on the floor of the hangar?

3. In Chapter 3, what type of chandelier does Jason see when he enters his house?

4. What is the name of Jason's doctor in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 2 after Jason goes through yards, how far does he walk until he reaches a business district?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what had been Daniela's career path before Charlie?

2. In Chapter 3, how does Jason escape from Leighton?

3. In Chapter 4, what is Daniela doing when Jason comes home?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what happens to Daniela and Jason?

5. In Chapter 2, who is the woman who conducts Jason's debriefing, and what is she like?

6. In Chapter 1, what was Jason working on when he abandoned his research, and why did he abandon his research?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Jason do when he goes to the bathroom?

8. In Chapter 6, why are the Dessens at a ball game, and how long has it been since they have been to a game?

9. In Chapter 4, what does Daniela remember about the first time she made love with Jason?

10. In Chapter 1, what does Jason do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is Dark Matter, and dark matter is believed to be what creates the multiverse. What is dark matter? How is dark matter connected to alternate realities or universes? In the novel, why is dark matter necessary to the creation of a multiverse?

Essay Topic 2

Jason finds himself in a plague-ridden Chicago, but he resists Amanda’s efforts to go back to the box. How soon does Jason realize that he is not in his world? Does he realize the danger of staying? How does desperation play a role in Jason staying with Daniela and in the plague-ridden world?

Essay Topic 3

Ryan is a different person in the worlds where Jason encounters him. How is Ryan different in the two worlds where Jason encounters him? What do those differences reveal about how different life experiences affect and change a person?

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