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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. Who does Charles ask the shuttle driver to pick up in Chapter 20?

2. What is the title of Appendix A?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 28, Charles removes the book from what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What discovery did Charles and his father make about time travel in Charles's memory in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is symbolized through the shuttle driver in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of Buddhism in the novel. How do Buddhist philosophies play into the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of "The Woman My Mother Should Have Been." How does this character differ from Charles's real mother?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the theory of "chronodiegetics" and the relationship between time and literature in the novel. How is literary narrative symbolized?

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