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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 Si tell Julia about Jake?

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

3. What does Rossoff tell Si when he returns to the agency after his third time travel trip?

4. What newspaper office does Si notice on his way to Jake's office?

5. Why does Si go to 19 Gramercy Park?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where are Julia and Si when Si tells her the truth of who he is?

4. When Chapter 12 opens with Si in the past, what two sketches does he make?

5. At breakfast on Si's first morning at the boarding house, what does Si notice about Julia?

6. Why is Jake happy to see Si again in Chapter 17?

7. On Si's first evening at the boarding house, what glaring mistake does Si make that almost reveals his true identity?

8. After taking Julia to his apartment in the present, what makes Si realize he has to take Julia back to her own time?

9. Who opens the door to Si at 19 Gramercy Park and how does Si describe that individual?

10. When Si returns to the past again in Chapter 17, what is the difference in his attitude about life in 1882?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Katie goes to 1882 with Si, they travel through New York, interact with the people, and see an old-fashioned version of a traffic jam. If you traveled through a big city today, how might your experience be similar to what Si and Katie experienced? How would it be different?

Essay Topic 2

During narration, Si confesses there are things about his relationship with Katie Mancuso that he will keep to himself. How does Si's relationship with Katie fit his personality at the beginning of the book? At what point in Si's time travel experiences does Si realize he wants more than what he has with Katie? Compare how Si feels about Katie with how he feels about Julia.

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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