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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. To take advantage of what scientists have discovered in the past, what have some people done to their homes?
(a) Placed them on stilts in the mountains.
(b) Built them in caves.
(c) Built them on boats over the Equator.
(d) Built them with no contract on time.

2. What month is it in the "19 April 1905" dream?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) April.

3. According to the narrator, in the world described in the "22 May 1905" dream, what happens to people who have had "their vision"?
(a) Their world is fragmented.
(b) Their world is one of guaranteed success.
(c) Their world is one of constant failures.
(d) Their world is one of uncompleted plans.

4. How many dimensions does the man in the leather coat live in simultaneously?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. How old is Einstein in the novel?
(a) 28.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?

2. Why does Einstein want to understand time?

3. What does the narrator want readers to suppose time is?

4. How can Besso tell that Einstein is making progress on his theory?

5. Where do the Swiss and English couples meet yearly?

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