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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. What part of the Statue of Liberty does Si find in a park in 1882?
(a) The torch.
(b) The arm.
(c) The feet.
(d) The head.

2. What is the relationship between Jake and Julia?
(a) They're friends.
(b) There is no relationship between them.
(c) They're engaged.
(d) They're brother and sister.

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

4. After listening in on Jake and Carmody, where does Si go?
(a) To Jake's office.
(b) To the agency.
(c) To Carmody's house.
(d) Back to the post office.

5. When Si goes to follow Jake to his meeting with Carmody in Chapter 18, who goes with him?
(a) Danziger.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Julia.
(d) Chief of Police Byrnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Si leaves the boarding house to go into New York, what does he take with him?

2. Who is surprisingly joyful to see Si when he gets to the boarding house?

3. Who does Jake tell Carmody he's investigating?

4. Who goes shopping with Si in New York?

5. Who owns the house at 19 Gramercy Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. At breakfast on Si's first morning at the boarding house, what does Si notice about Julia?

2. After spending the day with Julia, how does Si begin to feel about her?

3. When Si returns to the agency after his day off, why is everyone there distracted?

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

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

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

7. After taking Julia to his apartment in the present, what makes Si realize he has to take Julia back to her own time?

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

9. 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?

10. When Si returns to the past again in Chapter 17, what is the difference in his attitude about life in 1882?

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