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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. An excerpt titled "Wineberg-Takayma Radius" discusses the proposition that a universe must be no larger than a certain size if it is to produce what?

2. What refers to that which is concerned with abstract thought or subjects, as existence, causality, or truth?

3. In Chapter 27, Charles's capsule is running out of fuel, and they must soon return to headquarters where Charles knows he will do what?

4. In Chapter 27, Charles asks TAMMY to calculate the odds of what?

5. In Chapter 30, Charles asks TAMMY how long they were in the loop and she replies that time never moved forward after he shot himself, because he tried to skip forward in time and entered what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Charles's book from the future metaphorical for memory?

2. What does the excerpt titled "Wineberg-Takayma Radius" discuss?

3. What is symbolized by Charles and his father being unable to land the machine in Chapter 22?

4. What discoveries does Charles make of his childhood in Chapter 21?

5. What happens when Charles's father begins to demonstrate the machine in Chapter 25? What is his reaction?

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

7. Where are Charles and his father in the memory in Chapter 25?

8. How is the director described in Chapter 25? What does Charles's father tell him?

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

10. What is metaphorical about Charles's discoveries in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of the narrator's father in the story, and then discuss the theme of psychology in the novel. How is time travel similar to self-analysis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character development of Charles in the narrative and his actions in Chapters 18 and 19. Why does Charles choose to go to the end of the book and what happens when he does?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrator's interaction with his client in Oakland and discuss symbolism and nostalgia in Chapter 8. What does the narrator believe his clients really want?

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