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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 the proton magnetometer do?

2. Where is the site architect when they look for her?

3. On whom is Kramer to apply pressure?

4. Why does Chris pout after rowing Kate over to the site of the new discovery?

5. What does Stern find with the view from the helicopter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Professor believe ITC has done concerning the Dordogne site?

2. What is Marek like as a medieval historian?

3. Why do the workers have to wear filter masks at the digging site?

4. What does a young boy say about quantum foam?

5. What does Doniger order Gordon to have a security officer do?

6. What does Dan Baker want to do when traveling on a poor, rutted road in Arizona and how does that differ from his wife's desires?

7. What do the orderlies notice about the old man's shirt?

8. What is the quintain, and what is its purpose?

9. Who is Katherine Erickson, and what is her job at the Dordogne site?

10. What does Wauneka show the Bakers that was in the old man's pocket, and what does Liz say about the drawing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The individuals who appear in the 14th Century are Kate, Chris, and Marek from another universe. They are nearly identical people, but they are not the same. The friends Stern knows have been irrevocably destroyed. The Professor, unaware of this technical detail, somehow seems to sense that he is not where he belongs. His comment about Marek living in a world not his own can be linked to a subconscious instinct that he, too, is out of his element.

a. How do you think Kate, Chris and Marek feel about being alive in a universe different from their own?

b. Do you think if you were in Stern’s position you would feel awkward around Chris, Kate and Marek? Why or why not?

c. Do you think the Professor is correct about his ideas concerning Marek? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

a. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Timeline? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

b. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Timeline including why you believe it is foreshadowing.

c. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Timeline and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

a. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

b. Analyze and discuss Timeline based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Timeline is a successful novel.

c. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Timeline a successful novel? What about young teens?

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