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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is responsible for discovering the "speed effect?"

3. According to the "20 May 1905 dream, what must people do at the end of the day?

4. How is time described in the "17 June 1905" dream?

5. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, how does the world exist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe what happens between the baker and the woman in the 17 June 1905 dream.

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

6. Why does the young man in the 17 June 1905 dream leave his lover and tell her he cannot see her again?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reread the "8 May 1905" dream. Given the similar state of our world today (12-12-12 end of the world), whether you believe that the end of the world coincides with the end of the Mayan calendar, do you believe the movements described in the novel are believable? Why or why not? How do you think the period of time described in the novel should be spent? Why? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the fact that the novel takes place over two hours of "real time." What is the importance of this fact? Given that the novel describes many different aspects of time, how does the novel support the multiple theories or does it actually play against the theme of time? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

Einstein's health is a major concern for Besso. Why do you believe that Besso is concerned about Einstein's health? Are there any specific examples given in the Interludes that would make one think that there was reason for Besso's concern? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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