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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. 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?
(a) The future brings bad news regarding his doctorate.
(b) The future is cold and uncertain.
(c) The future is too warm.
(d) The future contains a death he is not ready for.

2. Where does Besso invite Einstein to come to at the close of the second Interlude?
(a) To the Colombia Restaurant for dinner.
(b) To dinner at Besso's home.
(c) To dinner at the Basin Park Hotel.
(d) To the Ristorante Cooperativo for dinner.

3. When does Besso remember looking like Einstein as he is now (second Interlude)?
(a) When Besso's father died.
(b) When Besso found out he was losing his job.
(c) When Besso's son died.
(d) When Besso's wife was diagnosed with a fatal illness.

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

5. Where is Einstein looking as the second Interlude comes to a close?
(a) Towards the Bernese Alps.
(b) Into space.
(c) Towards the town clock.
(d) Towards Aare.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "11 June 1905" dream, imagining the _____________ is no more possible than seeing colors beyond _______________.

2. What month is it, in the "15 June 1905" dream, for the young man in the polytechnic in Zurich?

3. What is the young woman staring at in the end of the "15 June 1905" dream?"

4. How are events triggered in the world described in the "10 June 1905" dream?

5. How can Besso tell that Einstein is making progress on his theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the 22 May 1905 dream, what happens for those who have seen a glimpse of their future?

2. According to the 3 June 1905 dream, describe how a person born in December exists.

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

4. How did the notion of the speed effect come to be known?

5. Describe the life of a "Now."

6. What has the young woman at no. 27 Viktoriastrasse missed in her life because of the sudden thrust into the future?

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

8. What options do people have when it comes to reading their Book of Life?

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

10. What happens to the "withered woman" from the 2 June 1905 dream?

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