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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Ruben offer Si?
(a) Traveling through time.
(b) Exploring another dimension.
(c) Investigating a crime.
(d) Traveling to Europe.

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

3. While Si is making dinner during his last few days at the Dakota, who surprises him with a visit?
(a) Danziger.
(b) Dr. Rossoff.
(c) May.
(d) Katie.

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

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

6. How did Si and Katie meet?
(a) When Si went into her antique store.
(b) At the mall.
(c) In the grocery store.
(d) Friends introduced them.

7. What proves that Si did indeed travel back in time?
(a) He saw the museum window.
(b) He took pictures of old buildings.
(c) He saw a couple in a sleigh.
(d) He saw snow.

8. 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 their normal clothes.
(d) In period costume.

9. After Ruben and Si finish talking about Katie at the end of Chapter 11, where does Ruben take Si?
(a) Out to dinner.
(b) To the Dakota.
(c) Into the past.
(d) To the agency's warehouse.

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

11. How does Si break the news to his family and friends that he'll be gone for awhile?
(a) He calls them on the phone.
(b) He sends them post cards.
(c) He asks Katie to tell them.
(d) He doesn't tell them.

12. Si is both _______________ and _______________ by Ruben's job offer.
(a) Distracted, put out.
(b) Suspicious, intrigued.
(c) Bored, disgusted.
(d) Excited, flattered.

13. Si admits he enjoys Katie's company, but tells the reader that:
(a) He will keep most things about their relationship to himself.
(b) He wants to get to know her better.
(c) She talks too much.
(d) He wishes she were more exciting.

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

15. Before he begins his job training, Si tells Danziger he wants to go back in time for what reason?
(a) To find out who mailed the letter to Carmody.
(b) To see what Carmody looked like.
(c) To find out who his parents were.
(d) To find out who Katie's parents were.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Si travels back in time, what do the scientists conclude about his mental health?

2. During his training with Dr. Rossoff, what does Si do?

3. What is the setting of the play that Si watches at the agency?

4. Who is Esterhazy?

5. How does Si change his appearance before he travels back in time?

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