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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Charles also refer to as The Women I Never Married?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Tracy.
(d) Marie.

2. In Chapter 12, the narrator remembers being driven home from the park at what age by his father?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

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

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

5. Charles stays in shape in his machine by lifting what as a weight?
(a) His dog.
(b) A water jug.
(c) Spare parts.
(d) His toolbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. An excerpt called "corporate ownership of" says Universe 31 was sold by its first owners to what company?

2. About what age is Charles in the narrative?

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

4. What occupation did Charles's father have?

5. In Chapter 8, Charles makes a call to a client located in what time period?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolism and foreshadowing can be seen as the narrator arrives in Loop City in Chapter 10?

2. How does the author explore the genre of metafiction in the novel?

3. What problem does the narrator discover with his ship in Chapter 10?

4. What is metaphorical about the narrator's visit to see his mother in Chapter 13?

5. Where is client the narrator contacts in Chapter 8? What did she use her time machine for?

6. How does the narrator relate to TAMMY? What is her character like?

7. How is the size of Universe 31 described in the novel?

8. What is described in the excerpt "unfinished nature of"?

9. What leads to Charles's outburst in Chapter 15? What does he discover on the ship?

10. How does Chapter 3 begin? What is significant about time travel in this chapter?

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