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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 26 April, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?
(a) Nothing. They are not aware of the time transfer.
(b) Making the same mistakes they made in the "future."
(c) They fear not knowing how to act.
(d) A change they make in the past could affect the future.

3. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twice.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eleven.

4. Why does Einstein want to understand time?
(a) To be able to plan his life more accordingly.
(b) To speed time up.
(c) To get close to The Old One.
(d) To slow time down.

5. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?
(a) Because they feel torn by time.
(b) Because their lives are in shambles.
(c) Because they have sinned.
(d) Because their mistakes will be repeated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman in the shadows waiting for?

2. What does the narrator want readers to consider in the "3 May 1905" dream?

3. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?

4. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?

5. For the town described in the "4 May 1905" dream, times passes, but what happens?

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