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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stefan say when he first wakes up?

2. How long is someone gone from his own time when he passes back through the gate, no matter how long he stays in the other time?

3. What does Laura do to keep the stolen car she has stolen from being recognized easily?

4. What movie does Thelma ask if Laura is writing for after seeing Laura shoot the .38?

5. What does Thelma tell Stefan about his plan to destroy the institute?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Do you believe that time travel is harder to write compared to other types of fiction? Why or why not?

Part 2) What would you have changed in the story had you been free to make corrections or changes if any? Explain your changes and reason behind them or why you would choose not to change it.

Part 3) What do you believe may be the significance of the eleven-minute time gap that occurs between the moment that time travel begins and the return?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Would you consider Kokoschka one of the main character's in the story? Explain why or why not.

Part 2) Why did Kokoschka decide to wait so long to kill Laura? Taking into consideration the time paradox, what would have happened if Kokoschka had decided to kill Laura earlier in the story?

Part 3) Why did Kokoschka not tell anyone else and have guards waiting when he realized that Stefan was a traitor?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) What was significant about Stefan's talk with Hitler?

Part 2) What are the differences between Hitler and Churchill?

Part 3) How would the story have been different if the two characters that Stefan went to talk to were not as well known historically as Hitler and Churchill?

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