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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Charles and Ed view a street performance of what in Chapter 11?
(a) The Big Bang.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Star Wars.
(d) Phantom of the Opera.

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

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

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

6. What is the name of Charles's time capsule's on-board computer?
(a) ED.
(b) MARTHA.
(c) ROBIN.
(d) TAMMY.

7. In Chapter 10, the narrator realizes he must return to corporate HQ for what reason?
(a) Additional training.
(b) To attend a meeting.
(c) Maintenance on his vehicle.
(d) A promotion ceremony.

8. Charles rescued his dog as he was about to drift into what?
(a) A black hole.
(b) A nebula.
(c) A lake.
(d) An asteroid.

9. What refers to an array of data ordered such that individual items can be located with a single index or subscript?
(a) Vector.
(b) Hypothesis.
(c) Theorem.
(d) Equation.

10. Phil is described by the narrator as easygoing, but he thinks he's what?
(a) A woman on the inside.
(b) A real person.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Doomed.

11. How does Charles enter his family's home in Chapter 13?
(a) Through an unlocked door.
(b) Through the chimney.
(c) Through an open window.
(d) By the fire escape.

12. What does Phil start to do before he crashes in Chapter 7?
(a) Stutter.
(b) Appologize.
(c) Cry.
(d) Yell.

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

14. In Chapter 11, after the TM-31 is put in a holding pattern because of traffic, the narrator leaves the capsule with who?
(a) A sexbot.
(b) A pilot bot.
(c) A friend bot.
(d) A repair bot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way home in Chapter 13, Charles gives five dollars to who?

2. An excerpt from "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe", called "size of," describes Universe 31 as being smaller than what?

3. In Chapter 5, the protagonist recalls that when he played as a boy, everyone wanted to be whom?

4. Who is not sure the capsule will make it back safely to headquarters in Chapter 10?

5. Chapter 14 begins with a repeat of the warning that when "it" happens, Charles does what?

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