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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Charles when the UTM-21 was developed?

2. How old is Charles when he hears his father working in the garage on something more powerful than a mere time machine in Chapter 26?

3. Chapter 20 opens with Charles standing in a temple before various statues of whom?

4. In Chapter 17, TAMMY analyzes the text and declares that it has been what?

5. The institution Charles and his father visit in Chapter 25 represents what to Charles's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory is described in the excerpt called "decoherence and wave function collapse"?

2. What is symbolized by Charles's father's second machine described in Chapter 26?

3. What is symbolized by Charles's experience of nothingness in Chapter 19?

4. What is symbolic about the scene in Chapter 25 with Charles and his father?

5. How are self-reflection and self improvement symbolized in Chapter 21?

6. What does Charles discover using the key in Chapter 29?

7. What is symbolized when Charles watches his mother's reaction in Chapter 23?

8. What is metaphorical about Charles's and his father's discovery about time travel in Chapter 22?

9. Why is the setting of Chapters 20 and 21 important?

10. What does Charles discover in the book in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characteristics of the narrator, TAMMY and Ed, and also discuss the isolation of the narrator. With whom does he have the most interaction?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Loop City in the narrative. How does Loop City reflect the cities of our world today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of emotional expression in the novel. How does Charles differ from TAMMY in his emotional responses? How does his mother's reaction in Chapter 23 reflect this theme?

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