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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Si look at that makes him excited about traveling to the past?

2. The agency won't let __________ help Si with his second trip to the past.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 3, where does Ruben take Si?

4. What is Si's assignment for his third trip to the past?

5. Where does the funding for the time travel project come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Si not tell the scientists that Katie went with him to 1882?

2. How does Ruben find out Katie went with Si into the past?

3. Why does the agency use the Dakota as a time travel portal for Si?

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

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

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

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

8. How does clothing in 1882 look like for men and women in compared with today?

9. How does Danziger explaining Einstein's theory to Si help make the story appear more realistic to the reader?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the start of Si's employment with the agency, the scientists involved insisted that the time travelers be very careful not to change history. What made the scientists change their mind about this policy? Do you think the scientists had good motives in asking Si to change history? Relate a benefit to changing history. Relate a possible side effect in changing history.

Essay Topic 2

Most stories have a "bad guy," or antagonist. In Time and Again there were two; one in the present and one in the past. Who were the two antagonists and, though they lived in different times, how are they the same? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Time and Again explores the concept of personal responsibility. What is your definition of personal responsibility? How does your definition fit in with Si's eventual decisions to:

1) Tell Julia the truth about who he is and where he's from?

2) Return Julia to the past?

3) Stop the time travel project?

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