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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. What had Thelma gone to do after college?

2. How much money does Shadrach eventually go for?

3. What does the blue-eyed man say when Markwell says 'I still don't know who you are.'? (page 20)

4. How does Dr. Markwell feel about the thought of ending his career because of malpractice?

5. What did Lenny die of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the blond-haired man says to Dr. Markwell.

2. Describe what happens after Laura finishes Shadrach.

3. Describe Laura and Danny's wedding.

4. Describe Dr. Markwell and what he is doing when Chapter 1 begins.

5. Why does Laura tell Thelma that she never told her about her mysterious guardian before?

6. What is the reason that Laura refuses to cry for her father for so long?

7. What doe Thelma and Laura discuss in Chapter 7?

8. What does Kokoschka think when he first looks at Laura?

9. What does Stefan first say when he wakes up in Chapter 5 for only a moment?

10. What does Stefan tell Hitler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe what the four SS agents have in common that went to kill Stefan, Laura and Chris.

Part 2) Why did these men seem to have such devotion to Hitler?

Part 3) Do you believe this level of devotion and attitude could have been historically accurate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Speculate on the reasons that it took Laura so long to mourn the death of her father.

Part 2) Did Laura take her father's death or Ruthie's death harder? Did she take those death's or Danny's death harder?

Part 3) Why was Laura able to accept life by the end of the book better than she had earlier in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following to write about:

Part 1) If you had to live in a time differently than your own what time would you chose and why?

Part 2) What moment in time would you most like to influence and why?

Part 3) Is it likely that Churchill ever told anyone about the time traveler that visited him? Explain your answer.

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