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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he reads the paper, what does Si notice about Julia?
(a) How beautiful she is.
(b) How good her manners are.
(c) How well she's dressed.
(d) How she compares to Katie.

2. When Si goes for a ride on the top of a bus, what does the bus driver talk about?
(a) Homeless people living in the museum.
(b) Homeless children sleeping in hay bales.
(c) How unhappy he is living in 1882.
(d) Children playing in hay at the park.

3. What day is it at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Jake and Julia's wedding day.
(b) The day Si finds out who delivered Carmody's letter.
(c) The day Carmody and Jake are scheduled to meet.
(d) Si's birthday.

4. Despite possible consequences to the future, what does Si decide to do?
(a) Save Carmody's life.
(b) Put Jake in jail.
(c) Break up Jake and Julia.
(d) Marry Julia.

5. What does Si tell Julia about Jake?
(a) That he's perfect for her.
(b) That he's not a nice person.
(c) That Si doesn't like him.
(d) That he won't be a good husband.

6. Who is surprisingly joyful to see Si when he gets to the boarding house?
(a) Felix.
(b) Aunt Ada.
(c) Danziger.
(d) Jake.

7. During the board meeting, who gets angry and says he's going to shut the project down?
(a) Si.
(b) Esterhazy.
(c) Dr. Rossoff.
(d) Danziger.

8. Why does Si go to 19 Gramercy Park?
(a) It's the address of Si's new apartment.
(b) It's the address of the agency.
(c) It's the address the man who mailed the letter gave to the cab driver.
(d) It's the address where Andrew Carmody lived.

9. After their first meeting, when do Jake and Carmody plan to meet again?
(a) At midnight, three days later.
(b) At nine in the morning, three days later.
(c) They don't plan to meet again.
(d) After Si goes back to his own time.

10. How does Si get into Jake's office?
(a) The door is open.
(b) He gets a key.
(c) He breaks the window.
(d) He pretends to be a janitor.

11. Most of Chapter 13 contains Si's description of what?
(a) New York in 1982.
(b) Why he took the job at the agency.
(c) New York in 1882.
(d) The cab drivers in New York.

12. How does Katie's letter reassure Si and Julia that the events in Jake's office weren't their fault?
(a) The letter referred to a fire.
(b) It said Carmody would kill Jake.
(c) Katie mailed the letter to Si in the past.
(d) The letter said Si and Julia would be in Jake's office.

13. After saying their greetings, where do the boarding house tenants invite Si to go?
(a) Out to dinner.
(b) Sledding.
(c) To the park.
(d) On a sleigh ride.

14. How does Si know where to hide to watch Jake meet Carmody?
(a) From information in Katie's letter.
(b) He figures it out on his own.
(c) Ruben tells him where to hide.
(d) Julia shows him a good place.

15. What does Si notice about the children playing in 1882?
(a) They play in the street.
(b) The park they're playing in is where the agency is located.
(c) The park they're playing in doesn't exist in his day.
(d) They play rough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Danziger quit the agency?

2. What is the relationship between Jake and Julia?

3. How much money does Jake want from Carmody?

4. What risk does Danziger tell the board is too high for the project to continue?

5. What does Rossoff tell Si when he returns to the agency after his third time travel trip?

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