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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. Charles thinks in Chapter 20 of how his mother always would ask for what in an utterly unembarrassed way?

2. What is defined as a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable?

3. Chapter 22 describes the first time-travel trip taken by Charles and his father in a machine they built where?

4. The maiden voyage of the time machine in Chapter 22 is a technical failure because Charles and his father had not figured out what?

5. Who does the shuttle driver turn out to be in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described in the excerpt "TM-31 calibration protocol"? How is this metaphorical?

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

3. What does Charles realize the setting represents in Chapter 20? What is his response to the setting?

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

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

6. What is metaphorical about Charles's transcription of the book in Chapter 16?

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

8. How does Charles describe his frame of mind in Chapters 20 and 21?

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

10. How is the theme of memory embodied in Chapter 16?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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