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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, who makes pilgrimages to the center of time?
(a) Those close to death.
(b) Only newlyweds.
(c) Everyone at least once in his or her life.
(d) Parents with their children and lovers.

2. Why is the woman, hiding at no. 22 Kamgasse, crouching in the shadows?
(a) She is afraid of being attacked.
(b) She is afraid of kicking up dust.
(c) She is not sure where she is.
(d) She has been assaulted and does not know whom to trust.

3. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, why do children who have left the city curse their parents?
(a) For bearing them in the first place.
(b) For extending their life.
(c) For trying to hold them forever.
(d) For loving them too much.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?

2. What is the man on the fourth floor balcony looking down at?

3. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?

4. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the benefits of a world in which time is absolute?

2. Explain the meeting between the two couples in the 4 May 1905 dream.

3. What effect does height have in the 26 April 1905 dream?

4. Describe how the world is described in the 19 April 1905 dream.

5. Describe Einstein's appearance at the patent office.

6. What happens every day for the townspeople of Berne? (28 April 1905)

7. Why are some people unhappy in the world where time exists as a circle?

8. Describe the people who live by "bodily time."

9. Why do schools close one year before the end of the world?

10. What is the tragedy of the world described in the 10 May 1905 dream?

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