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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 do the earpieces do?

2. For how long is a nav marker useable?

3. What are Doniger, Gordon and Kramer discussing as the group from Yale are waiting in another room?

4. What advise does the Professor give Sir Oliver regarding defending Castelgard?

5. What does Sir Oliver want to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Professor whisper to Kate and Marek the minute he sees them?

2. What does Gordon explain to David about the reconstitution of the travelers?

3. How does Chris take the traveling?

4. What does the maid explain to Chris about Lady Claire?

5. What good news/bad news does Diane Kramer give Doniger?

6. How long will it take to get the transit room cleared out enough to rebuild?

7. Why might a return show up before someone even leaves?

8. About what does Doniger remind the group in order to get them to agree to travel?

9. What does Gordon explain about the nav button Sue Gomez carries?

10. How does Marek react to Chris and David's decisions not to go on the mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Doniger is a man who will stop at nothing to keep his competitive advantage. Opposing Doniger and his billions is one lone rural police officer with a hunch. Thus the author has created tension, for the reader must wait to see if Officer Wauneka will be able to piece the puzzle together, and just how far Doniger and ITC are willing to go to stop him.

a. Discuss the ways in which Doniger is portrayed as a competitive person.

b. Do you think Wauneka pursued his suspicions far enough? Why or why not?

c. Discuss the ways in which Doniger and ITC attempt to stop Wauneka from investigating the death of Joseph Traub and ITC.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

a. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

b. Socrates said, "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Timeline help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Timeline? Why or why not. Use examples from Timeline and your own life to support your answer.

c. Choose one specific incident in Timeline to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

a. Fully explain why you think Timeline is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

b. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

c. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

d. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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