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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. Charles describes his job as part of what industry in Chapter 8?
(a) "The what went wrong industry."
(b) "The self-consciousness industry."
(c) "The pain and crying industry."
(d) "The terrible memories industry."

2. 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 pilot bot.
(b) A repair bot.
(c) A sexbot.
(d) A friend bot.

3. 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.

4. A book excerpt, "reality, in relation to," says Universe 31 has a science fiction _____ wrapped around it.
(a) Aura.
(b) Vibe.
(c) Substrate.
(d) Atmosphere.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Charles and Ed go to eat in the capital city in Chapter 11?

3. Charles and Ed view a street performance of what in Chapter 11?

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

5. The inhabitants of Universe 31 say it has a wide what, based on the concept of the place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the setting and protagonist of the novel described in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe his mother in Chapter 3? What time period is she reliving?

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

7. What does the narrator say his mother taught him in Chapter 13? What is significant about this?

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

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

10. How is nostalgia defined in the excerpt "nostalgia, underlying cosmological explanation for"?

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