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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. In Chapter 5, what letter does Katie show Si?

2. How does Si change his appearance before he travels back in time?

3. Before accepting the job, what request does Si make of Ruben?

4. On his initial visit, what does Si see inside the agency's warehouse?

5. What proves that Si did indeed travel back in time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Si finds out two things happened in January, 1882. What were they?

3. Why does Si repeatedly look out the windows of his room in the Dakota and why does he stop looking out of them?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What detail about the project being government funded does Esterhazy relate to Si?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several references in Time and Again to places and objects that have not changed much over the years. The Dakota, for example, was a real apartment building in 1882. The Statute of Liberty's arm is still in New York today. The Ladies' Mile continues to be a shopping district in New York. Think of a place or object that hasn't changed much over time. Why do you think it hasn't changed? Do you think it should be changed? How? Give the reasons why you think change in general is good or not good.

Essay Topic 2

The night that Jake and Carmody meet in Jake's office, Si is hiding in a corner obeying the agency's non-interference rule. Yet Si breaks that rule on two accounts: 1) by bringing Julia along, and 2) by helping in the rescue efforts while the building was on fire. Does Si have a double standard when it comes to non-interference that night? Explain the reason for your answer.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the book Si decides to live in the past with his true love, Julia. That decision raises some questions about Si's life in the present. How do you think Si's family and friends react when he doesn't come back. Do you think Si lived in the past and then was born again in his own time, or did he change the future with his decision?

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