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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 Ruben tell Si about his third trip to the past?

2. While Si is making dinner during his last few days at the Dakota, who surprises him with a visit?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Si and Katie both go to the past how does the experience make them feel physically?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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