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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 11 June 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Einstein eating in the second Interlude?
(a) Cottolene.
(b) Sweet potato croquettes.
(c) Banbury tarts.
(d) Crackers.

3. How does time move in the world described in the 2 June 1905 dream?
(a) Backwards with spurts of forward movement.
(b) Backwards with no consciousness by those growing younger.
(c) Backwards with exceptions.
(d) Backward.

4. Why does the man at the graveside ("2 June 1905" dream) not weep for his friend?
(a) His friend will be with him again given that time moves backward in this world.
(b) The man believes in a second life better than the first.
(c) His friend lived a very good life and he refuses to mourn him.
(d) The man has no tears left given his friend has had a very long sickness leading up to his death.

5. How are events triggered in the world described in the "10 June 1905" dream?
(a) By time alone.
(b) By other events.
(c) By measurements.
(d) By meeting standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman with the brocade in her hair?

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

3. How long ago, in the "17 June 1905" dream, did the lovers meet?

4. What month does the Swiss and English couple meet to vacation together?

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

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