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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. During his training with Dr. Rossoff, what does Si do?

2. While talking with Ruben and Danziger in Danziger's office, what pledge does Si make to Danziger?

3. When Si sees Katie again, after he's traveled into the past, what is she disappointed about?

4. When Si visits the agency, what does he see people in the classrooms there doing?

5. Who conducts the psychological tests on Si?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Si feel after his assignment is approved by the board of directors?

2. Why did Si accept Ruben's job offer after his outing with Katie?

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

4. Si's first day at his new job begins with a tour of the agency. What is the most beneficial thing he sees?

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

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

7. When Rossoff visits Si at the Dakota, what hypnotic suggestion does he make to Si?

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

9. Why is it crucial to Si's job that he learn to hypnotize himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the questions raised in the first few chapters, which do you think the author did the best job of answering? What did you like about the answer?:

1) Is time travel possible?

2) Who mailed the mysterious letter to Carmody?

3) Why wouldn't Carmody's wife let anyone see his body?

4) What was the mysterious marking on his grave?

Essay Topic 2

When Ruben first meets Si, he explains the agency's purpose and then tells Si the agency, without his knowledge, checked into Si's background. Is it ethical for a company to check a potential employee's background without asking their permission first? Would you work for a company if you found out they had secretly checked your background? Ruben said the agency felt Si was a good candidate for the job because of his background, does that fact change how you feel about the agency's background check practices?

Essay Topic 3

Simon Morley is the narrator of the story and the story's plot is directly interwoven with his personality and how it changes as he experiences traveling to 1882. What is Simon's view of life when the book begins? How does his seeming fascination with old photographs symbolize his own life experience? What is Simon's view of life at the end of the book?

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