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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the wealthy suffer from?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Greed.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Drunkenness.

2. Who is able to listen to music in 1887?
(a) The educated.
(b) All people.
(c) The poor.
(d) The wealthy.

3. At what age do citizens begin working?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 30.

4. What is used for international commerce in 2000?
(a) Gold.
(b) Sliver.
(c) National staples.
(d) Money.

5. As the narrator looks around at Boston in 2000, what does he mention as the most noticeable difference between his time and the present?
(a) The lack of people.
(b) The height of buildings.
(c) The absence of chimneys.
(d) The presence of cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the streets of Boston 2000 dry after a downpour?

2. When does the narrator first see the city of Boston?

3. What does the narrator say the city in general demonstrates?

4. Which class of society does the narrator belong?

5. Where does Edith Leete invite Julian for diner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edith Leete react to Edith Bartlett's picture?

2. Why is Edith hesitant to tell Julian what was being discussed as he woke up that first day?

3. What is women's role in the workforce in 2000?

4. Why is the narrator's wedding delayed?

5. Why is Julian nervous about going to sleep again?

6. Edith is curious about how women shopped in the 19th century. What does Julian say about this?

7. What is the absurd mistake mentioned in this letter?

8. What is the result of education for all citizens?

9. What does Dr. Leete suggest would happen if people from the 19th century had leisure time?

10. How does immigration work in 2000?

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