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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. How does Charles enter his family's home in Chapter 13?

2. The continuing loop in which Charles's mother relives is of what?

3. In Chapter 4, the protagonist says Universe 31 can be what at night when it is aglow and everyone is awake?

4. In Chapter 14, Charles awakens late and rushes where to get his repaired capsule?

5. The protagonist holds a hologram of what in his hands when he communicates with Phil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrator's existence metaphorical for contemporary society?

2. How is nostalgia defined in the excerpt "nostalgia, underlying cosmological explanation for"?

3. What has caused the problem with the narrator's ship in Chapter 10? What is symbolic about this?

4. Where is client the narrator contacts in Chapter 8? What did she use her time machine for?

5. How is the size of Universe 31 described in the novel?

6. Discuss the metaphor for time travel and its relation to the narrator's father in Chapter 3. What does the symbolism say about the narrator's father?

7. What problem does the narrator discover with his ship in Chapter 10?

8. What robotic services are described in the excerpt "convenience, particular sadness of"?

9. What is revealed about the narrator in Chapter 14?

10. How is the style of the book established through the table of contents and opening quotes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the settings of Universe 31 and TM-31. What is the size of the universe? How big is Charles's ship?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the narrative style and setting of the novel. In what person and tense is the narrative written?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of emotional expression in the novel. How does Charles differ from TAMMY in his emotional responses? How does his mother's reaction in Chapter 23 reflect this theme?

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