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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, the shuttle driver gets up, slaps Charles, kisses him, and then does what?
(a) Shoots him in the head.
(b) Pushes him out of the shuttle.
(c) Stomps on his foot.
(d) Punches him in the stomach.

2. While reading the book from the future, Charles notices that the words do what in Chapter 17?
(a) Bring people together.
(b) Adjust themselves as his eyes travel the pages.
(c) Create differences among people.
(d) Carry hidden meanings.

3. What refers to knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight?
(a) Psychic.
(b) Belief.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Humor.

4. What refers to the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.?
(a) Territory.
(b) Limit.
(c) Apex.
(d) Edge.

5. In Chapter 24, Charles's father says the equations indicate their machine is doing what?
(a) Wasting energy.
(b) Colliding with other figures.
(c) Producing radiation.
(d) Miscalculating time.

6. How old is Charles in the memory of himself and his family in Chapter 23?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

7. Charles is how old at the start of Chapter 25?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 17.

8. What time does the clock show in the scene of the kitchen in Charles's boyhood home in Chapter 28?
(a) 11:12:13.
(b) 4:12:33.
(c) 7:14:20.
(d) 1:46:55.

9. In Chapter 20, Charles falls screaming into an abyss, and then someone says he is in what?
(a) A time transfer system.
(b) A nebula.
(c) Stagnant time.
(d) A wormhole.

10. In Chapter 17, TAMMY analyzes the text and declares that it has been what?
(a) Translated from Polish.
(b) Plagiarized.
(c) Copied many times.
(d) Written in pencil.

11. What does Charles do when the woman in Chapter 20 says she wants him to stay and be a part of her family?
(a) Jumps through the window.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Runs for the door.
(d) Sits down.

12. In Chapter 20, the shuttle driver tells Charles to grow two hearts and do what?
(a) Crush one of them.
(b) Cut one in half.
(c) Merge them.
(d) Keep the strongest.

13. It occurs to Charles in Chapter 20 that desire is what?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Futile.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Suffering.

14. In Chapter 21, Charles looks from the capsule and sees what that appears to be what giant object?
(a) A tent.
(b) An aquarium.
(c) A car.
(d) A rollercoaster.

15. What does the woman in Chapter 20 tell Charles when he asks if his father is here?
(a) He should be back within an hour.
(b) He won't return until Tuesday.
(c) He went away long ago.
(d) Only in spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time?

2. Chapter 22 describes the first time-travel trip taken by Charles and his father in a machine they built where?

3. What does Charles knock over in his attempt to escape in Chapter 20?

4. An excerpt titled "Wineberg-Takayma Radius" discusses the proposition that a universe must be no larger than a certain size if it is to produce what?

5. What is on the smaller box inside the wrapped box from Charles's mother in Chapter 28?

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