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

2. In Chapter 16, the board of directors wants whose input on whether or not the project should continue?

3. In the present time, who does Si talk to about Julia?

4. Who does Jake tell Carmody he's investigating?

5. What reputation does Chief of Police Byrnes have with the tenants at the boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "The Tweed Ring"?

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

3. When Jake returns to the boarding house why is his shirt blood stained?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the Ladies' Mile?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Science fiction sometimes uses factual, real-life events as a basis to make a fictional events seem more real. Describe two real-life events the author used to make Time and Again seem more real. And, if you had written the book, describe a real-life fact you would have added to make the story seem real.

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