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

2. According to the narrator, the world described in the "11 June 1905" dream, is a world without what?
(a) A present.
(b) A future.
(c) A hope.
(d) A past.

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

4. According to Besso, what does Einstein live without?
(a) Pain.
(b) Passion.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

5. In the "11 June 1905" dream, what is the last thought that the young man has?
(a) That the world ends in cloudy skies.
(b) That the world ends in sunlight.
(c) That the world ends in darkness.
(d) That the world ends in rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "3 June 1905" dream, what is a life planned by?

2. How do the Laters walk and dress?

3. What does the middle-aged man receive during the "2 June 1905" dream?

4. What do all of the people of the world described in the "9 June 1905" dream have in common?

5. According to the narrator in the "22 May 1905" dream, a world that gives brief scenes from the future, what kinds of risks do people take?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two different views people of the 15 June 1905 world can have.

2. How does the narrator describe the phenomenon of people only living one day in the 3 June 1905 dream?

3. Why have some inhabitants of the 29 May 1905 world become frustrated and despondent?

4. What is the young woman at no. 27 Viktoriastrasse doing right before she thrusts herself into the future?

5. Describe the life of a "Now."

6. Describe the life of a peach in the world where time travels in reverse.

7. What is the biggest problem associated with living in the 20 May 1905 world?

8. For the world described in the 29 May 1905 dream, why are the inhabitants constantly in motion?

9. In the second Interlude, to what does Besso compare Einstein's present health?

10. In the 22 May 1905 dream, what happens for those who have not seen a glimpse of their future yet?

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