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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. How does Katie's letter reassure Si and Julia that the events in Jake's office weren't their fault?
(a) The letter said Si and Julia would be in Jake's office.
(b) Katie mailed the letter to Si in the past.
(c) It said Carmody would kill Jake.
(d) The letter referred to a fire.

2. Where does Jake work?
(a) The White House.
(b) At the agency.
(c) The county courthouse.
(d) At city hall.

3. How does Si get into Jake's office?
(a) He breaks the window.
(b) The door is open.
(c) He gets a key.
(d) He pretends to be a janitor.

4. What does Si tell Julia about Jake?
(a) That he's perfect for her.
(b) That he won't be a good husband.
(c) That he's not a nice person.
(d) That Si doesn't like him.

5. When Si returns to the boarding house, where does he tell Julia he's going?
(a) To the Dakota.
(b) To his office.
(c) Home to see Katie.
(d) Home to work on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During dinner on his first night at the boarding house, why does Julia look curiously at Si?

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

4. When Si returns to the present at the start of Chapter 16, how long does he wait before going to the agency?

5. Most of Chapter 13 contains Si's description of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Si visits 19 Gramercy Park in the present, what might he have hoped to learn by asking the young woman who answered the door if she knew of Julia?

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

6. What connection does Julia make between the boots in Jake's room and Carmody?

7. Who does Si tell Julia he is?

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

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

10. What is the Ladies' Mile?

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