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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the second Interlude?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Late evening.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Noon.

2. According to the narrator, in the world described in the "22 May 1905" dream, what happens to people who have had "their vision"?
(a) Their world is fragmented.
(b) Their world is one of guaranteed success.
(c) Their world is one of uncompleted plans.
(d) Their world is one of constant failures.

3. What does Einstein ask Besso for during the third Interlude?
(a) A cracker.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A coat.
(d) A sandwich.

4. How is the population of the cities in the "9 June 1905" dreams split?
(a) In two: The Laters and the Nows.
(b) In three: The Laters, the Nows, the Intentionals.
(c) In three: The Laters, the Nows, and the Nevers.
(d) In four: The Laters, the Nows, the Nevers, and the Always.

5. In the second Interlude, what is the first dialogue between Besso and Einstein that the reader comes across?
(a) Besso telling Einstein he does not look well.
(b) Besso asking Einstein how his theory is going.
(c) Besso asking Einstein if he is ill.
(d) Besso telling Einstein that he needs to see a doctor.

6. In the "17 June 1905" dream, why does the young man tell his lover that he cannot see her again?
(a) Due to a gap in time, she frowns.
(b) Due to a gap in time, she lets on tear fall.
(c) Due to a gap in time, she hesitates.
(d) Due to a gap in time, she grimaces.

7. In the world described in the "3 June 1905" dream, how do people learn about the seasons?
(a) Through museums.
(b) Through pictures.
(c) Through notes from the dead.
(d) From books.

8. Who is carried into the woman's home (in the "2 June 1905" dream)?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.

9. What does the middle-aged man in the "2 June 1905" dream hope to know about that no one else has ever known?
(a) Facts about light.
(b) Laws of Time.
(c) Relativity.
(d) Nature.

10. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, how does the world exist?
(a) In a state of constant order.
(b) In constant motion.
(c) In slow motion.
(d) In a state of distress.

11. In the "15 June 1905" dream, how many years in the future does the young woman go?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

12. How does the narrator describe births, marriages, and deaths in the 15 June 1905 dream?
(a) Signposts in time.
(b) Overly significant happenings.
(c) Insignificant happenings.
(d) Doors to choose to enter.

13. For people in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream, what does each one carry?
(a) Their own personal Book of Life.
(b) Their own record of sins.
(c) Personal cameras to record their visits.
(d) A cross to ward off evil.

14. In the "15 June 1905 dream," where is the young woman at the end of the dream?
(a) In her husband's home.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) In her parent's home.

15. In the third Interlude, where are Einstein and Besso?
(a) In a fishing boat.
(b) At Einstein's home.
(c) At Besso's home.
(d) In the mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Besso and Einstein sitting in the second Interlude?

2. How is the world described in the "15 June 1905" dream?

3. What happens to the woman described in the "2 June 1905" dream?

4. What is the paper on that Einstein set on Besso's desk (as told in the second Interlude)?

5. Why does the young man choose to return to his proper place in time rather than staying a few minutes in the future in the "15 June 1905" dream?

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