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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What makes it easier for Si to imagine himself in the past?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A heavy snowfall.
(d) Photographs.

4. Where does Simon work?
(a) An advertising agency.
(b) A university.
(c) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) A television station.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While preparing for their trip to the past, what post-hypnotic suggestion do Si and Katie give themselves?

2. Why does Si stop looking out the windows at the Dakota?

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

4. How does Si feel after looking at a collection of old photographs in an antique store?

5. Why does Si fit the agency's profile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Si accept Ruben's job offer after his outing with Katie?

2. What about the photographs Si that looks at during training makes him more excited about his impending trip to the past?

3. How would you describe Simon Morley?

4. Why does Si repeatedly look out the windows of his room in the Dakota and why does he stop looking out of them?

5. Describe the individual Katie and Si see mailing the letter.

6. What detail about the project being government funded does Esterhazy relate to Si?

7. What might have intrigued Simon into listening to Ruben Prien's offer?

8. After going through the psychological tests at the agency, what makes Dr. Rossoff say Si is perfect for the job?

9. On the walls of Katie's shop Si notices several photographs, what does he think of them?

10. How is the fact that Si sees a woman with smallpox scars on her face in the past relevant to the relationship between past and present times?

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