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

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

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

4. For the town described in the "4 May 1905" dream, times passes, but what happens?
(a) Too much happens.
(b) Little happens.
(c) Nothing happens.
(d) Much happens.

5. What kind of person does Besso think Einstein is?
(a) A recluse and introvert.
(b) A man torn by innovations.
(c) A socialite and extrovert.
(d) A man exalted too early in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Einstein in the novel?

2. According to the narrator in the "28 April 1905" dream, what is visible in all places?

3. How many pages is the young man's theory of time?

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

5. Who is the woman saying goodbye to in the hospital on Gerberngasse?

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