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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 Gomez do with the extra nav marker?

2. What does Chris say he is to Sir Daniel?

3. For what are the three red paper cubes?

4. What does Chris learn when they enter a suite of rooms?

5. To whom does the boy in the chapter “Castelgard” lead Chris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marek dismayed that Chris picks up Sir Guy's glove?

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

3. What particular unanswered question bothers David Stern, and what is Doniger's reaction to David's question?

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

5. What happens almost immediately to Gomez and Baretto in the chapter “Castelgard”?

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

7. What does Claire do just as Chris is being led off for a bath?

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

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

10. What horrifies Kate about the entire travel concept?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chris finds fault with everything about the evening, particularly Kate's stockbroker friends from New York who keep asking ignorant questions about the dig site. For their benefit, Marek explains how under the feudal system, powerful lords provided the social order which had been lacking throughout the dark ages. The medieval era was a time of cultural and economic growth. Yet the Hundred Years War between England and France also caused great bloodshed and strife.

a. What do you think are the reasons Chris is finding fault with Kate’s friends?

b. Do you think the feudal system was beneficial to the people of the middle ages? Why or why not?

c. Discuss some examples of how the Hundred Years War caused so many problems in England and France. Use examples from Timeline to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Characters are an important part of what makes Timeline interesting. Discuss the following:

a. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Marek. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

b. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Kate. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

c. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Chris. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

d. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Professor Johnston. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

e. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Doniger. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

f. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lady Claire. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

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