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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 first introduces himself to Julia, where does he say he's from?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Out of town.
(c) Across town.
(d) New York.

2. What are Si and Julia accused of in Chapter 20?
(a) Robbing a bank.
(b) Having and affair.
(c) Killing Carmody.
(d) Starting the fire at Jake's office.

3. Who does Si and Julia see in the ballroom?
(a) Katie.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mrs. Carmody.
(d) Aunt Ada.

4. During dinner on his first night at the boarding house, why does Julia look curiously at Si?
(a) Si doesn't know how to play birthday games.
(b) It's obvious that Si is not from New York.
(c) Si has a funny laugh.
(d) Si doesn't understand everything that's going on.

5. What is Julia's theory of what happened to Jake after the incident at his office?
(a) He left the country.
(b) He died.
(c) He killed Carmody.
(d) She thinks he is pretending to be Carmody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument between Jake and Carmody does Si overhear?

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

3. During the board meeting, who gets angry and says he's going to shut the project down?

4. What reputation does Chief of Police Byrnes have with the tenants at the boarding house?

5. Where does Si take Julia so she can go back to 1882?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Si tell Julia he is?

2. How does Si's conversation with a bus driver change Si's view of people in 1882, and what does he decide to do as a result?

3. How does Si learn that Carmody is motivated by social advancement?

4. When Julia asks Si to sketch her, why do you think Si was nervous about doing so?

5. What personality traits to Esterhazy and Jake Pickering have in common?

6. During the board discussion about affects of time travel on the future, what two opposing points of view do Danziger and Esterhazy express?

7. The day after the fire, when Si and Julia see Carmody again, what is his condition?

8. Who is Jake Pickering and why is he not happy to meet Si?

9. When Chapter 12 opens with Si in the past, what two sketches does he make?

10. When Jake returns to the boarding house why is his shirt blood stained?

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