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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. Who is the author of the paper that Einstein left on Besso's desk?
(a) Lorentz.
(b) Maxwell.
(c) Zeeman.
(d) Kaiser.
2. In the "17 June 1905" dream, why is the baker yelling at a woman?
(a) She is late for work.
(b) She is not making her regular pick-ups on time.
(c) She has not paid her bill.
(d) She is his lover and they are arguing.
3. What are gaps described as in this world's time, the "17 June 1905" dream?
(a) Imperceptible.
(b) Somewhat noticeable that people make small readjustments and continue.
(c) So overly noticeable that some people go insane.
(d) So noticeable that people are confused.
4. 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 hesitates.
(b) Due to a gap in time, she lets on tear fall.
(c) Due to a gap in time, she frowns.
(d) Due to a gap in time, she grimaces.
5. What is wrong with the people who live in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream?
(a) They have no future.
(b) They have no memories.
(c) They have no dreams.
(d) They have no hope.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the paper on that Einstein set on Besso's desk (as told in the second Interlude)?
2. How is the world described in the "15 June 1905" dream?
3. How do the Laters walk and dress?
4. In the "11 June 1905" dream, imagining the _____________ is no more possible than seeing colors beyond _______________.
5. According to the narrator, the world described in the "11 June 1905" dream, is a world without what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the life of a "Now."
2. Describe the two different views people of the 15 June 1905 world can have.
3. What options do people have when it comes to reading their Book of Life?
4. In the second Interlude, to what does Besso compare Einstein's present health?
5. Why does the young man in the 17 June 1905 dream leave his lover and tell her he cannot see her again?
6. How does the narrator describe time in the 17 June 1905 dream?
7. Why do sunset and sunrise babies become frightened when the light changes?
8. How does the narrator describe the phenomenon of people only living one day in the 3 June 1905 dream?
9. What is the young woman at no. 27 Viktoriastrasse doing right before she thrusts herself into the future?
10. Describe the life of a peach in the world where time travels in reverse.
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