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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. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?
(a) Why he is not the man Einstein is.
(b) Why he ever started this friendship with Einstein.
(c) Einstein's plans for the future.
(d) What his wife has cooked for dinner.

2. Who has Besso received a letter from announcing a visit?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His uncle.

3. According to the narrator, why do people wear watches?
(a) As reminders.
(b) As weight for balance.
(c) As ornaments.
(d) As time keepers.

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

5. What is the name of the woman with the brocade in her hair?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Suzanne.
(d) Francis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"

3. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?

4. According to the narrator, what do people who have been transported back in time wear?

5. In the "3 May 1905" dream, what have most people learned how to do?

(see the answer key)

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