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

2. What does Ruben tell Si about his third trip to the past?
(a) That Katie can't come with him.
(b) That he needs to stay away from the post office.
(c) That he can't ride the bus.
(d) That he can't go.

3. When Si visits the agency, what does he see people in the classrooms there doing?
(a) Learning to speak Spanish and how to calculate Roman numerals.
(b) Learning how to operate the time travel machine.
(c) Learning about time travel theory.
(d) Learning the Charleston, Medieval French, and how to fight with old weapons.

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

5. Why does Dr. Rossoff come to see Si at the Dakota?
(a) To see if he's okay.
(b) To talk him out of time travel.
(c) To hypnotize him.
(d) To take his blood pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the book's narrator?

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

3. Who does Ruben work for?

4. Oscar Rossoff believes Si is:

5. Who is the government agency director?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why might Ruben's agency have wanted to search Si's apartment, even though they had already checked out his background?

4. When Si and Katie both go to the past how does the experience make them feel physically?

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

6. When Rossoff visits Si at the Dakota, what hypnotic suggestion does he make to Si?

7. What does Danziger tell Si the potential agents he saw at the warehouse are being trained for?

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

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

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

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