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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's father's theory described in Chapter 25 is that humans can tell they are in the present and are not simply remembering a past event because it is what?

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

3. In Chapter 30, Charles realizes that in order to escape the time loop, he must do what?

4. Chapter 22 describes the first time-travel trip taken by Charles and his father which lasted how long?

5. In Chapter 21, Charles looks from the capsule and sees what that appears to be what giant object?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is described in the excerpt "residual objects in closed time-like curves"?

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

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

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

9. What does Charles discover in the box from his mother in Chapter 28?

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

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

Describe the UTM-1 and the theories presented in the excerpt titled "Wineberg-Takayma Radius." What proposition does the excerpt present?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Phil in the narrative. How does the narrator feel about Phil? What does Phil symbolize?

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