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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An excerpt from the book, "page 101," says that who will write the book How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe?
(a) Phil.
(b) TAMMY.
(c) Marie.
(d) Charles.

2. What does Charles's mother complain about when she speaks to him in Chapter 13?
(a) She feels old.
(b) Her time loop has grown boring.
(c) He calls too seldom.
(d) He needs a haircut.

3. An excerpt titled, "capital city" says the capital of Universe 31 contains what percent of the universe's robot population?
(a) 58.
(b) 35.
(c) 87.
(d) 21.

4. In Chapter 14, Charles awakens late and rushes where to get his repaired capsule?
(a) Hanger 83.
(b) Hanger 57.
(c) Hangetr35.
(d) Hanger 7.

5. In Chapter 15, Phil tells Charles to return to headquarters and they will go out together for what?
(a) A movie.
(b) A steak.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A beer.

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

7. In Chapter 9, the narrator returns in memory to his youth, when he watched his father make sketches of what?
(a) Alternate universes.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Various animals.
(d) Landscapes.

8. A book excerpt, "reality, in relation to," says Universe 31 is what percent reality at the core?
(a) 65.
(b) 44.
(c) 5.
(d) 17.

9. What is the most common nickname of the capital city of Universe 31?
(a) Flat City.
(b) Loop City.
(c) City of Light.
(d) City of Rain.

10. What is the name of Charles's time machine?
(a) The Key to the Past.
(b) The TM-31 Recreational Time Travel Device.
(c) The Dawn of Time.
(d) The TTD-84 Timewarper.

11. Phil warns Charles that his time machine is overdue for what in Chapter 7?
(a) A maintenance check.
(b) A software upgrade.
(c) Emptying the sewage tank.
(d) A wash.

12. What occupation does Charles have in the narrative?
(a) Meteorologist.
(b) Time machine repairman.
(c) Spaceship Captain.
(d) Astrophysicist.

13. What is defined as occurring when a time traveler stops remembering in order to keep going?
(a) A lapse in time.
(b) A loop in time.
(c) A loss of time.
(d) A break in time.

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

15. In Chapter 9, Charles says time is a machine for converting pain into what that cannot be changed?
(a) Love.
(b) Memories.
(c) Bliss.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Phil start to do before he crashes in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 13, Charles reflects that he is a momma's boy who learned what from his mother?

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

5. Charles's mother gives him a wrapped box from where in Chapter 13?

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