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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. What happens to light in the "14 May 1905" dreams?
(a) There is no light at all, only pure darkness.
(b) There is only blinding white light.
(c) Light exists as ribbons of multifaceted color.
(d) There is no intensity; light looks like fireflies.

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

3. At what time do the people of Berne convene at Kramgasse?
(a) At four minutes to three.
(b) At seven minutes to five.
(c) At three minutes to four.
(d) At two minutes to two.

4. What is the last image readers are left with at the end of the "15 May 1905" dream?
(a) A broken watch.
(b) A clock with pendulum stuck mid-swing.
(c) A book lying on a table.
(d) A yellow brush.

5. What are the two times explained in the "24 April 1905" dream?
(a) Mechanical and body time.
(b) Happy and sad time.
(c) Natural and imagined time.
(d) Good and bad time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will schools close a year before the end of the world?

2. What is the name of Einstein's wife?

3. How does time move in the "14 May 1905" dream?

4. What song is the young man humming as he waits for the typist to come into the office?

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

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