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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 20 May, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the people who live in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream?
(a) They have no hope.
(b) They have no future.
(c) They have no dreams.
(d) They have no memories.

2. Why is the woman, hiding at no. 22 Kamgasse, crouching in the shadows?
(a) She is not sure where she is.
(b) She is afraid of being attacked.
(c) She is afraid of kicking up dust.
(d) She has been assaulted and does not know whom to trust.

3. Where are Besso and Einstein sitting in the second Interlude?
(a) A brasserie.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) Besso's home.

4. Who has Besso received a letter from announcing a visit?
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

5. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the second Interlude?
(a) Noon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) Late evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the world in the "15 May 1905" exist?

2. According to the narrator, what did scientists discover in the past?

3. Who is the woman saying goodbye to in the hospital on Gerberngasse?

4. In what month is the Prologue set?

5. What does the narrator want readers to consider in the "3 May 1905" dream?

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