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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Simon work?
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) A television station.
(c) A university.
(d) An advertising agency.

2. What is the setting of the play that Si watches at the agency?
(a) A small-town street in the Midwestern U.S.
(b) A small street in New York.
(c) A space station in the future.
(d) A castle in England.

3. How are Si's visitors dressed when they arrive at the Dakota during his training?
(a) In spacesuits.
(b) In shorts and t-shirts.
(c) In period costume.
(d) In their normal clothes.

4. After one of their dates, what does Katie tell Si?
(a) That she was adopted.
(b) That she wants to travel through time too.
(c) That she was related to Grover Cleveland.
(d) That she wants to marry him.

5. What does Si need to learn about the year 1882?
(a) How the people traveled.
(b) Who was President of the United States.
(c) How the mail system worked.
(d) The language, history, and manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his initial visit, what does Si see inside the agency's warehouse?

2. What property of Si's does the agency purchase?

3. What makes it easier for Si to imagine himself in the past?

4. What does Danziger tell Si the agency's motivation for time travel is?

5. Who is the book's narrator?

(see the answer key)

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