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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. In Chapter 15, where is Charles feeling throbbing pain?
(a) His arm.
(b) His neck.
(c) His eye.
(d) His leg.
2. A book excerpt, "reality, in relation to," says Universe 31 has a science fiction _____ wrapped around it.
(a) Atmosphere.
(b) Vibe.
(c) Aura.
(d) Substrate.
3. What statement follows "When it happens, this is what happens" in the opening of the book?
(a) "I love myself."
(b) "I forget myself."
(c) "I hate myself."
(d) "I shoot myself."
4. Phil warns Charles that his time machine is overdue for what in Chapter 7?
(a) A wash.
(b) Emptying the sewage tank.
(c) A software upgrade.
(d) A maintenance check.
5. What do Charles and Ed go to eat in the capital city in Chapter 11?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Salmon fillets.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Cheeseburgers.
Short Answer Questions
1. The inhabitants of Universe 31 say it has a wide what, based on the concept of the place?
2. Charles describes standing at the center of Loop City as like being a character within what?
3. In Chapter 8, Charles tells the client she has used her time machine to go into an alternate past where she was present when who was dying?
4. By what name does Charles also refer to as The Women I Never Married?
5. Charles misused what device by cruising too often in Present Indefinite in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is nostalgia defined in the excerpt "nostalgia, underlying cosmological explanation for"?
2. How does the author explore the genre of metafiction in the novel?
3. What is revealed about the narrator in Chapter 14?
4. Why is TAMMY crying in Chapter 2?
5. What does the theme park in Loop City symbolize?
6. How are the setting and protagonist of the novel described in Chapter 1?
7. What is the reality of the setting like in the novel? How does the author express the abstractions of the setting?
8. How does the narrator relate to TAMMY? What is her character like?
9. How is the narrator's existence metaphorical for contemporary society?
10. What does the narrator advise to the client in Chapter 8? What is his assessment of his clients' desires?
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