1. In Chapter 4, the protagonist says Universe 31 can be what at night when it is aglow and everyone is awake?
(a) Violent.
(b) Claustrophobic.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Thought-provoking.

2. In Chapter 20, Charles falls screaming into an abyss, and then someone says he is in what?
(a) A time transfer system.
(b) Stagnant time.
(c) A wormhole.
(d) A nebula.

3. Charles had punished his father with silence for how long after his mother left the home?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 21 days.
(d) 9 days.

4. What is a suspension in air of words and images which Charles peers into on the subway in Chapter 11?
(a) A news cloud.
(b) A opinion slate.
(c) A thought fog.
(d) A swarm of thought.

5. In the "Chronodiegetical Schematic" which opens the book, what is the subtitle for "A Series"?
(a) "Tensed Theory of Time."
(b) "Tenseless Theory of Time."
(c) "Traditional Theory of Time."
(d) "Turbulent Theory of Time."

Short Answer Questions

1. An excerpt, "convenience, particular sadness of," describes several services available in the city, including holograms of ex-girlfriends and what?

2. What does Charles experience at the end of Chapter 19?

3. What is the title of Appendix A?

4. How old is Charles when he hears his father working in the garage on something more powerful than a mere time machine in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 13, the narrator is hit with the realization that he has let a decade slip away, but he doesn't feel like what?

(see the answer key)

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