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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 is sent to other universes to enable one to travel there?
2. What does Chris learn when they enter a suite of rooms?
3. What does not surprise Marek about Stern?
4. Why does Chris leap off a cliff?
5. Why does Kate have to wear a wig?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gordon tell David Stern concerning David's desire to join his friends?
2. How does Doniger explain the Professor's absence?
3. What does Gordon explain about the nav button Sue Gomez carries?
4. Short of wearing a wig, what is Kate's only option for disguise?
5. What horrifies Kate about the entire travel concept?
6. How does Kate's state of mind change, and what does that help her to do?
7. What is the first defensive weapon Gordon gives each traveler?
8. What good news/bad news does Diane Kramer give Doniger?
9. What does the maid explain to Chris about Lady Claire?
10. What surprises Chris about his bath?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
a. Compare/contrast the characters of Marek and Chris. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
b. Compare/contrast the characters of Kate and Lady Claire. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
c. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Timeline help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
The American brokers' ignorance grates on Marek, who believes "the modern world was invented in the Middle Ages. Everything from the legal system, to nation-states, to reliance on technology, to the concept of romantic love had first been established in medieval times. These stockbrokers owed the very notion of a market economy to the Middle Ages."
a. Compare the legal systems in place today in modern America to the system shown in Timeline.
b. Discuss the ways in which the feudal system relates to the system of nations that exist today.
c. Do you think the stockbrokers would be better at their jobs if they knew more of the historyof the market economy? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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