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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. According to the "3 June 1905" dream, what is a life planned by?

2. What animal are people who heed time compared to in the 3 June 1905 dream?

3. According to the "5 June 1905" dream, how does this world seem?

4. Why does the young man choose to return to his proper place in time rather than staying a few minutes in the future in the "15 June 1905" dream?

5. In the "15 June 1905" dream, what is the young woman staring at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the biggest problem associated with living in the 20 May 1905 world?

2. What is the young woman at no. 27 Viktoriastrasse doing right before she thrusts herself into the future?

3. In the 22 May 1905 dream, what happens for those who have not seen a glimpse of their future yet?

4. Why does the young man in the 17 June 1905 dream leave his lover and tell her he cannot see her again?

5. Describe the two different views people of the 15 June 1905 world can have.

6. What options do people have when it comes to reading their Book of Life?

7. Describe what happens between the baker and the woman in the 17 June 1905 dream.

8. Why do sunset and sunrise babies become frightened when the light changes?

9. Describe the way that time is experienced in the 5 June 1905 dream.

10. How does the narrator describe time in the 17 June 1905 dream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Answer the following essay question being sure to use at least two examples while fully explaining why the textual evidence is being used:

- What is your favorite dream from "Einstein's Dreams" and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the fact that the novel takes place over two hours of "real time." What is the importance of this fact? Given that the novel describes many different aspects of time, how does the novel support the multiple theories or does it actually play against the theme of time? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Einstein and Besso. Who do you think the relationship is more important to? Why? Who do you think the relationship is more taxing on? Why? Is the relationship relevant to the understanding of the novel? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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