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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation did Charles's father have?
(a) Movie star.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Writer.

2. The continuing loop in which Charles's mother relives is of what?
(a) Her wedding day.
(b) Watching her favorite movie.
(c) A Sunday dinner.
(d) Giving birth to Charles.

3. Who is credited in the beginning of the book for the quote, "Time does not flow. Other times are just special cases of other universes"?
(a) David Deutsch.
(b) David Hume.
(c) Arthur Miller.
(d) Luke Skywalker.

4. Charles advises that if a person ever sees himself emerging from a time machine, he should do what?
(a) Run from himself.
(b) Scold himself.
(c) Shoot himself.
(d) Cry.

5. Charles describes his job as part of what industry in Chapter 8?
(a) "The terrible memories industry."
(b) "The self-consciousness industry."
(c) "The pain and crying industry."
(d) "The what went wrong industry."

Short Answer Questions

1. A book excerpt, "reality, in relation to," says Universe 31 has a science fiction _____ wrapped around it.

2. What does the narrator claim hurts him in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, the protagonist says Universe 31 can be what at night when it is aglow and everyone is awake?

4. Phil, a middle-manager and Charles's supervisor at headquarters, is also what?

5. Charles believes the present and chronology are overrated because most people who move ahead in time are always doing what?

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