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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 and his father are on their way to show their time machine to the director of what institution in Chapter 25?

2. What refers to knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight?

3. In Chapter 24, Charles's father says the equations indicate their machine is doing what?

4. Where does the groove in the side of the book open to in Chapter 28?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why much Charles refocus his efforts in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define and discuss literary allusion in the narrative. From what film or literature does the character of Luke Skywalker arise?

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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