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

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

3. What does Si tell his boss In Chapter 2?
(a) He's going to take a second job.
(b) He wants a raise.
(c) He needs a vacation.
(d) He's quitting his job.

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

5. When Si first visits the Dakota in the past, what does he do there?
(a) Meets other time travelers.
(b) Takes pictures.
(c) Takes a room key.
(d) Wonders how he got there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about Si's apartment at the Dakota?

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

3. What mark does the letter-mailer's boot leave in the snow?

4. What did Andrew Carmody do for a living?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katie tell Si about her past that sets up the scene for Si's first assignment?

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

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

4. How would you describe Simon Morley?

5. How does Si feel after his assignment is approved by the board of directors?

6. Why is it crucial to Si's job that he learn to hypnotize himself?

7. What does Si remember after waking up from his session with Dr. Rossoff?

8. Which two people visit Si at the Dakota first and for what purpose?

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

10. How does Si change his appearance in the present to prepare to fit in in the past?

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