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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. How does Si change his appearance before he travels back in time?
(a) He grows his hair and a beard.
(b) He dies his hair gray.
(c) He shaves.
(d) He puts on make-up.

3. After Si travels back in time, what do the scientists conclude about his mental health?
(a) He shouldn't risk traveling again.
(b) He needs therapy.
(c) He needs a vacation.
(d) He's fine.

4. Oscar Rossoff believes Si is:
(a) An ideal candidate for the job.
(b) An ideal candidate for mayor.
(c) Someone he wants to be friends with.
(d) Not the right person for the job.

5. What does the government agency director tell Si?
(a) He can't work for the agency.
(b) He is making a huge mistake.
(c) He is in for an experience he will never forget.
(d) He can't tell anyone about time travel.

6. When Si begins training for his assignment, how does he feel?
(a) Excited.
(b) Doubtful.
(c) He can't stop smiling.
(d) He cries.

7. Why does Si learn self-hypnosis?
(a) So he can let go of the present.
(b) So he's not scared to travel through time.
(c) So he can feel better.
(d) So he can lose weight.

8. Why does Ruben apologize to Si in the warehouse?
(a) Because the place is a mess.
(b) He thinks he offended Si.
(c) Because Si doesn't like Ruben.
(d) Ruben believes he's confusing Si.

9. Who is Esterhazy?
(a) A man who works with Danziger.
(b) Ruben's best friend.
(c) Katie's adoptive father.
(d) A spy.

10. Why is the Dakota used as a time portal?
(a) Because the owner likes to travel in time.
(b) Because it is newly painted.
(c) Because it hasn't changed.
(d) Because it has an empty apartment.

11. What is special about Si's apartment at the Dakota?
(a) No one lived there in the past.
(b) The closet is a perfect place to store a time machine.
(c) Si's parents met there.
(d) It is clean.

12. When Chapter 7 begins, where/when is Si?
(a) In the Dakota, in the present.
(b) Near the Statue of Liberty, in the present.
(c) In the Dakota, in the past.
(d) In the park, in the past.

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

14. When Si finishes his training at the agency where is he taken?
(a) To the laboratory.
(b) To the post office.
(c) To the Dakota.
(d) To the Statue of Liberty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Si is making dinner during his last few days at the Dakota, who surprises him with a visit?

2. What unusual marking was on Andrew Carmody's grave?

3. What is the theme of Chapter 6?

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

5. What connection is there between Carmody's letter and Danziger's parents?

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