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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the psychological tests reveal about Si?
(a) He may catch colds and flu brought on by time travel.
(b) He's susceptible to hypnotism.
(c) He's susceptible to hypothyroidism.
(d) He often makes wrong decisions.

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

3. During a walk in the snow, what does Si see a couple in a sleigh doing?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Singing.
(c) He doesn't see a sleigh.
(d) Holding hands.

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

5. When Ruben and Si finish their lunch, Ruben is convinced that:
(a) He'll have to talk Si into taking the job.
(b) Si has already decided to take the job.
(c) Si is not the right person for the job.
(d) He doesn't like eating outdoors.

6. When Si visits the agency, what does he see people in the classrooms there doing?
(a) Learning the Charleston, Medieval French, and how to fight with old weapons.
(b) Learning to speak Spanish and how to calculate Roman numerals.
(c) Learning about time travel theory.
(d) Learning how to operate the time travel machine.

7. What is Si's favorite street in New York City?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Brooklyn Avenue.

8. How does Ruben know that Katie went with Si into the past?
(a) Si told him.
(b) Katie told him.
(c) Danziger told him.
(d) Si is being watched.

9. What concerns does the board of directors have about Si's trips to the past?
(a) That he will change the present.
(b) That it costs too much money.
(c) That he might find his parents.
(d) That he's not really going to the past.

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

11. Who does Esterhazy say is in control of the agency's time travel project?
(a) Ruben.
(b) Si.
(c) Himself.
(d) Danziger.

12. Why does Si fit the agency's profile?
(a) He has brown hair.
(b) He is quiet and lonely.
(c) He is adventurous.
(d) He likes to travel.

13. What does Ruben tell Si about his third trip to the past?
(a) That he can't go.
(b) That he can't ride the bus.
(c) That Katie can't come with him.
(d) That he needs to stay away from the post office.

14. During lunch with Danziger at the agency, who are the other two people Si notices eating lunch?
(a) The girl dancing the Charleston and the young man who was learning to use old weapons.
(b) The young man who was learning to use old weapons and an actress.
(c) The young man who was learning to use old weapons and his girlfriend.
(d) The girl dancing the Charleston and Ruben.

15. Who does Si and Katie see mail Carmody's letter?
(a) A husky man with a dog.
(b) A man wearing a hat and boots.
(c) A tall, husky man with a beard.
(d) A tall, bald man.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Ruben and Si finish talking about Katie at the end of Chapter 11, where does Ruben take Si?

2. When Si sees Katie again, after he's traveled into the past, what is she disappointed about?

3. In Chapter 5, what letter does Katie show Si?

4. How did Si and Katie meet?

5. Si admits he enjoys Katie's company, but tells the reader that:

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