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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28-31 and Appendix A.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An excerpt from "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe", called "size of," describes Universe 31 as being smaller than what?
(a) The city of Chicago.
(b) A coin.
(c) A football stadium.
(d) An aquarium.

2. At Charles's request in Chapter 27, TAMMY calculates the probability of the occurrence discussed as once every how many years?
(a) 78.3.
(b) 66.2.
(c) 29.7.
(d) 42.4.

3. The morning after Charles and his father meet with the institute director, his father does what?
(a) Works on the time machine.
(b) Destroys the time machine.
(c) Drives away and does not return all day.
(d) Buys him breakfast.

4. It occurs to Charles in Chapter 20 that desire is what?
(a) Futile.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Bliss.

5. In Chapter 24, Charles gets a call from whom, but TAMMY tells him not to take it because he is stuck in a time loop?
(a) Phil.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Specifically, Charles's occupational title is "certified network technician" for what devices?

2. What is on the smaller box inside the wrapped box from Charles's mother in Chapter 28?

3. What refers to that having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present?

4. What refers to a rule or law, especially one expressed by an equation or formula?

5. The institution Charles and his father visit in Chapter 25 represents what to Charles's father?

(see the answer key)

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