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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What snaps Si out of his hypnotic state?
(a) The sound of music.
(b) A phone ringing.
(c) Katie.
(d) A familiar voice or cue word.

2. In Chapter 5, what letter does Katie show Si?
(a) A letter from Si's mother.
(b) A mysterious letter from a secret government agency.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A mysterious letter sent to Andrew Carmody.

3. When Si first visits the Dakota in the past, what does he do there?
(a) Meets other time travelers.
(b) Takes pictures.
(c) Wonders how he got there.
(d) Takes a room key.

4. Why does Dr. Rossoff come to see Si at the Dakota?
(a) To take his blood pressure.
(b) To see if he's okay.
(c) To hypnotize him.
(d) To talk him out of time travel.

5. What is Si shown to help him relate to people in the past?
(a) Letters.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Phonographs.
(d) Old clothes.

6. During their lunch meeting, whose theory about time does Danziger explain to Si?
(a) Stephen Hawking's.
(b) Albert Einstein's.
(c) Galileo Galilei's.
(d) Michel Nostradamus's.

7. Why does Katie want to travel back in time?
(a) Because she collects antiques.
(b) Because Carmody's letter belongs to her.
(c) Because she's curious.
(d) Because it sounds like fun.

8. After offering him a job, what does Ruben ask Si?
(a) If he can take him to dinner.
(b) If he can see his birth certificate.
(c) If he can search his apartment.
(d) If he can give him a polygraph test.

9. What connection does the letter have with President Cleveland?
(a) The man who sent the letter knew the President.
(b) President Cleveland wrote the letter.
(c) It was mailed to Carmody who worked for the President.
(d) It was mailed to the White House.

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

11. What does Si notice about cab drivers in the past and the present?
(a) They haven't changed.
(b) They were more polite in the past.
(c) They charge more now.
(d) They used to drive closer to the sidewalk.

12. Who does Ruben work for?
(a) A secret government agency.
(b) A science lab.
(c) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) The press.

13. Why does Si think about accepting Ruben's job offer?
(a) He wants to make more money.
(b) He'd like to take a break from work.
(c) He wants to get away from his girlfriend.
(d) He believes his life is boring.

14. How does Katie help Si with his job training?
(a) She doesn't help him.
(b) She talks to him on the phone.
(c) She quizes him.
(d) She makes him is favorite meal.

15. How did Andrew Carmody die?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He was shot in a robbery.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He died of pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Si break the news to his family and friends that he'll be gone for awhile?

2. When Si visits the agency, what does he see people in the classrooms there doing?

3. What instrument does May play?

4. What concerns does the board of directors have about Si's trips to the past?

5. Why does Si stop looking out the windows at the Dakota?

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