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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. Who is the Magister?

2. What is Stern shocked to realized about ITC's technology?

3. What does Marek tell Chris to do in the match?

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

5. What protocol does Doniger say Johnston violated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens back at ITC after Gordon activates his return?

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

3. How does Chris take the traveling?

4. What is the first defensive weapon Gordon gives each traveler?

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

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

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

8. What kind of clothing are the travelers given?

9. What does Stern explain to the others while they are riding to Black Rock?

10. Who comes through the side door from the Abbot's quarters and what is she doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Michael Crichton, in his signature style, blends scientific fact with fiction in Timeline. The introduction is designed to lay the groundwork for his theme of scientific hubris. Crichton establishes a parallel between the arrogant shortsightedness of late 19th Century scientists and the equally arrogant, shortsighted scientists of the late 20th Century.

a. Discuss three examples of Crichton blending scientific fact with fiction in Timeline.

b. Discuss what is meant by the term scientific hubris in the above paragraph.

c. Compare one incident of scientific shortsightedness in the 19th Century to one in the late 20th Century. This may require research.

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