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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. Where does the narrator's money come from?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Hard work.
(d) He has no money.

2. How are citizens paid in Boston 2000?
(a) Based on hours worked.
(b) All receive an equal amount.
(c) Based on career.
(d) Based on gender.

3. How old is the narrator?
(a) 31.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

4. What is held on the last day of May in 1887?
(a) Independance Day.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) All Saints Day.
(d) Decoration Day.

5. What does Edith mean when she says she will show Julian some of his old friends?
(a) Remaining buildings from his time.
(b) Pictures from his time.
(c) Literature fom his time.
(d) Letters from his time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is music listened to in 2000?

2. Who is the strange man the narrator has just met?

3. What do the wealthy in this society fear?

4. In 1887, what could a man volunteering to be a waiter not be according to critics?

5. What disorder does the narrator suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the industrial army not allowed to vote for president?

2. What will Julian's role be in this society?

3. What is in the newspaper from 1887 that would not be experienced in 2000?

4. What is Julian's mental state on the day after he arrives in 2000?

5. How does Julian describe Sundays in 1887?

6. What is Julian surprised by government rule?

7. How is corruption eliminated in the 2000 society?

8. What do citizens in 2000 do after retirement?

9. Why does Julian have more difficulty understanding the 2000 society then the Leetes have in understanding the 1887 society?

10. What is the function of the invalid corps?

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