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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 26 April, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the terrace of the Bundesterrasse have a striking view?
(a) Because of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps.
(b) Because of the view of the cathedral.
(c) Because of the view of the Bundes Falls.
(d) Because of the view of the square.

3. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?
(a) Making the same mistakes they made in the "future."
(b) A change they make in the past could affect the future.
(c) Nothing. They are not aware of the time transfer.
(d) They fear not knowing how to act.

4. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twice.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eleven.

5. According to the narrator, people in their correct time period do not make contact with those from the future. How are those from the future looked at?
(a) They are immortalized.
(b) They are feared.
(c) They are honored.
(d) They are pitied.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dimensions does the man in the leather coat live in simultaneously?

2. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"

3. Where is Besso's visitor from?

4. Why is the woman, hiding at no. 22 Kamgasse, crouching in the shadows?

5. What song is the young man humming as he waits for the typist to come into the office?

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