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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before accepting the job, what request does Si make of Ruben?
(a) That Si can tell Katie the truth.
(b) That Si can contact his past relatives.
(c) That Si can call his parents.
(d) That he get a big office.

2. Who conducts the psychological tests on Si?
(a) Ruben Prien.
(b) Oscar Rossoff.
(c) Martin Lastvogel.
(d) Andrew Carmody.

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

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

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

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

7. What mark does the letter-mailer's boot leave in the snow?
(a) The agency's logo.
(b) The postmark that's on the letter.
(c) The same mark that's on Carmody's tombstone.
(d) The size of the boot.

8. The morning after Si's walk in the snow, what has mysteriously vanished?
(a) Si's memories of the day before.
(b) Si's footprints and the sleigh's tracks.
(c) Si's car.
(d) Carmody's letter.

9. Who has to give permission before Danziger can send Si back in time?
(a) H.G. Wells.
(b) NASA.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) The board of directors.

10. How does Si feel after looking at a collection of old photographs in an antique store?
(a) That he wishes everyone owned a digital camera.
(b) That they are just snapshots of life not being truly lived.
(c) That his life is more exciting than the ones in the photos.
(d) That he'd like to get to know the people in them.

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

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

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

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

15. Si and Katie discuss what while on the bus in 1882?
(a) How the buildings have changed.
(b) How they feel about each other.
(c) How bad the traffic is.
(d) The color of the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, where does Ruben take Si?

2. When Si first visits the Dakota in the past, what does he do there?

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

4. What is Si's favorite street in New York City?

5. While talking with Ruben and Danziger in Danziger's office, what pledge does Si make to Danziger?

(see the answer keys)

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