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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening in the young woman's house in the "15 June 1905" dream?
(a) Her home is on fire.
(b) She is having an argument with her boyfriend.
(c) Her parents are fighting.
(d) Her home is being robbed.

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

3. According to the dream on 3 June 1905, what is life a brief movement of?
(a) Shadows.
(b) A snowflake.
(c) Arms and legs.
(d) A clock hand.

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

5. How is the world actually seen by its residents in the "5 June 1905" dream?
(a) Through different lenses by different people.
(b) As though looking through the same camera for all inhabitants.
(c) Through the senses.
(d) Through sight alone.

6. How can Besso tell that Einstein is making progress on his theory?
(a) The way that Einstein's eye look glassed over.
(b) The erratic way Einstein's hair is jutting out in all directions.
(c) The fact that Einstein has not changed clothes in three days.
(d) The dark circles under Einstein's eyes.

7. In the "11 June 1905" dream, imagining the _____________ is no more possible than seeing colors beyond _______________.
(a) Future/Red.
(b) Present/Black.
(c) Future/ Violet.
(d) Present/Blue.

8. 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 grimaces.
(b) Due to a gap in time, she frowns.
(c) Due to a gap in time, she lets on tear fall.
(d) Due to a gap in time, she hesitates.

9. How long ago, in the "17 June 1905" dream, did the lovers meet?
(a) One year ago.
(b) One month ago.
(c) One week ago.
(d) One day ago.

10. Who is the author of the paper that Einstein left on Besso's desk?
(a) Zeeman.
(b) Kaiser.
(c) Maxwell.
(d) Lorentz.

11. What does the narrator want readers to "suppose" in the "9 June 1905" dream?
(a) That life exists in several dimensions at the same time.
(b) That time exists in a vacuum.
(c) That people die only after they have achieved their dreams.
(d) That people live forever.

12. What does the narrator want readers to "suppose" time is in the "10 June 1905" dream?
(a) A sole existence.
(b) A measurement.
(c) A quality and not a quantity.
(d) A quantity and not a quality.

13. How do the clouds appear, in the "17 June 1905" dream, after a gap in time?
(a) Exactly the same.
(b) Gone completely.
(c) Moved and, therefore, confusing for inhabitants.
(d) Moved, but not really enough to notice.

14. What do all of the people of the world described in the "9 June 1905" dream have in common?
(a) A long list of misdeeds.
(b) An infinite list of relatives.
(c) A mastering of time.
(d) A lifetime to complete their goals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Laters walk and dress?

2. In the "15 June 1905" dream, what is the young woman staring at?

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

4. When does Besso remember looking like Einstein as he is now (second Interlude)?

5. How does time move in the world described in the 2 June 1905 dream?

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