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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 20 May, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, why do children who have left the city curse their parents?
(a) For extending their life.
(b) For trying to hold them forever.
(c) For loving them too much.
(d) For bearing them in the first place.

2. On the last day of the world, who are the people with the unnatural smiles?
(a) Those who are attempting to correct misdeeds.
(b) Those who do not think the world is going to end.
(c) Those who are stealing.
(d) Those who have not yet atoned for their sins.

3. What is the tragedy of the world described in the "10 May 1905" dream?
(a) No one is happy.
(b) No one can help but sin.
(c) Everyone is sick.
(d) Everyone is dying.

4. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?
(a) Their child's first cry.
(b) Their child's first laugh.
(c) Their child's first smile.
(d) Their child's first words.

5. Where does Besso invite Einstein to come to at the close of the second Interlude?
(a) To dinner at the Basin Park Hotel.
(b) To the Colombia Restaurant for dinner.
(c) To the Ristorante Cooperativo for dinner.
(d) To dinner at Besso's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is a world with one month a world of?

2. Finish the following line: "A world in which time is absolute is a world of ____________."

3. In the Prologue, how many times does the clock tower chime?

4. Who has Besso received a letter from announcing a visit?

5. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?

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