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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 May, 1905 through 15 May, 1905.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the dream on "24 April 1905," what happens when the two "times" meet?
(a) Splendor.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Contentment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Basso's wife?

2. Why is the woman in the linen shop on Amthausgasse?

3. According to the narrator, what did scientists discover in the past?

4. According to the narrator, what are people in a world of only one day?

5. In the "10 May 1905" dream, why is one man sitting at a table weeping uncontrollably?

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