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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. After getting to know her, Si admits what about Julia?

2. On his way to the agency in Chapter 16, what detour does Si make?

3. What does Julia want Si to do before he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 15?

4. When Si goes for a ride on the top of a bus, what does the bus driver talk about?

5. The day after the incident at Jake's office, who comes to the boarding house and asks for Si and Julia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jake Pickering and why is he not happy to meet Si?

2. What connection does Julia make between the boots in Jake's room and Carmody?

3. When Si returns to the agency after his day off, why is everyone there distracted?

4. What personality traits to Esterhazy and Jake Pickering have in common?

5. As Si and Julia hide in a corner of Jake's office, what happens between Carmody and Jake?

6. After spending the day with Julia, how does Si begin to feel about her?

7. The day after the fire, when Si and Julia see Carmody again, what is his condition?

8. When Si visits 19 Gramercy Park in the present, what might he have hoped to learn by asking the young woman who answered the door if she knew of Julia?

9. How does Si learn that Carmody is motivated by social advancement?

10. When Julia asks Si to sketch her, why do you think Si was nervous about doing so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Time and Again has three main plots; the time travel project, Si's relationship with Julia, and the conflict between Jake and Carmody. Describe each of these plots.

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