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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. How did Si and Katie meet?

2. After one of their dates, what does Katie tell Si?

3. What does Danziger tell Si the agency's motivation for time travel is?

4. What kind of job does Ruben offer Si?

5. What does Danziger hope will happen if Si sees Danziger's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What about the photographs Si that looks at during training makes him more excited about his impending trip to the past?

4. How did Si meet Katie?

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

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

7. On the walls of Katie's shop Si notices several photographs, what does he think of them?

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

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

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

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

After a man is eliminated from history, due to the time travel project, Esterhazy expresses his feelings that the risks of time travel to the future is minimal and the project should continue. Danziger, on the other hand, feels that even the smallest risk is too much and the project should be shut down. If you had been on the agency's board of directors who would you have sided with and why?

Essay Topic 3

On the night of the fire at Jake's office, Si and Julia lament afterward that they were somehow responsible for the fire. Do you think they were responsible? Use evidence from the book in your answer and include your thoughts on the following two points: 1) Si could have helped Jake try and put out the fire; 2) Si could have broken up the argument between Carmody and Jake before it escalated out of control.

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