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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 terrible memories industry."
(b) "The what went wrong industry."
(c) "The self-consciousness industry."
(d) "The pain and crying industry."

2. Charles misused what device by cruising too often in Present Indefinite in Chapter 10?
(a) The Distracted Captain.
(b) The Drowsy Pilot.
(c) The Lazy Admiral.
(d) The Tense Operator.

3. The continuing loop in which Charles's mother relives is of what?
(a) Giving birth to Charles.
(b) Her wedding day.
(c) A Sunday dinner.
(d) Watching her favorite movie.

4. An excerpt called "corporate ownership of" says Universe 31 was sold by its first owners to what company?
(a) Time Warner Time.
(b) Walmart.
(c) Monsanto.
(d) General Motors.

5. What statement follows "When it happens, this is what happens" in the opening of the book?
(a) "I forget myself."
(b) "I shoot myself."
(c) "I hate myself."
(d) "I love myself."

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 is the name of Charles's dog?

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

4. In Chapter 14, Charles awakens late and rushes where to get his repaired capsule?

5. As his mother's time loop ends, what does Charles do to snap her out of it in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is TAMMY crying in Chapter 2?

2. Who does the narrator describe in Chapter 7? How does he communicate with this person?

3. What is revealed about the narrator in Chapter 14?

4. What robotic services are described in the excerpt "convenience, particular sadness of"?

5. How is the narrator's existence metaphorical for contemporary society?

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator describe being in Loop City in Chapter 11?

10. Discuss the metaphor for time travel and its relation to the narrator's father in Chapter 3. What does the symbolism say about the narrator's father?

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