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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the book's narrator?
(a) Ruben Prien.
(b) Simon Morley.
(c) Katie Mancuso.
(d) Jack Finney.
2. Why does Si stop looking out the windows at the Dakota?
(a) His imagining is interrupted by passing cars.
(b) He doesn't like the view.
(c) The passing cars are too noisy.
(d) He imagines he's in the future.
3. After Ruben and Si finish talking about Katie at the end of Chapter 11, where does Ruben take Si?
(a) Into the past.
(b) Out to dinner.
(c) To the Dakota.
(d) To the agency's warehouse.
4. When Danziger assigns Si to go to San Francisco, where does Si ask to go instead?
(a) To New York in 1882.
(b) To New York in 2082.
(c) To Wisconsin in 1882.
(d) To Wisconsin in 1982.
5. When Si begins training for his assignment, how does he feel?
(a) He cries.
(b) He can't stop smiling.
(c) Doubtful.
(d) Excited.
6. When Si finishes his training at the agency where is he taken?
(a) To the Dakota.
(b) To the laboratory.
(c) To the Statue of Liberty.
(d) To the post office.
7. How does Si change his appearance before he travels back in time?
(a) He dies his hair gray.
(b) He grows his hair and a beard.
(c) He puts on make-up.
(d) He shaves.
8. How does Ruben know that Katie went with Si into the past?
(a) Danziger told him.
(b) Katie told him.
(c) Si is being watched.
(d) Si told him.
9. What unusual marking was on Andrew Carmody's grave?
(a) His family crest.
(b) His birthdate was incorrect.
(c) A crescent moon.
(d) A star in a circle.
10. Where does Simon work?
(a) A university.
(b) An advertising agency.
(c) A television station.
(d) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
11. While Si is in training at the Dakota which two people come to visit him?
(a) Katie and May.
(b) Ruben and the Dakota manager.
(c) Ruben and Danziger.
(d) Ruben and May.
12. Where does the funding for the time travel project come from?
(a) The scientists.
(b) The post office.
(c) Danziger.
(d) The government.
13. What mark does the letter-mailer's boot leave in the snow?
(a) The size of the boot.
(b) The postmark that's on the letter.
(c) The same mark that's on Carmody's tombstone.
(d) The agency's logo.
14. What connection does the letter have with President Cleveland?
(a) It was mailed to Carmody who worked for the President.
(b) It was mailed to the White House.
(c) The man who sent the letter knew the President.
(d) President Cleveland wrote the letter.
15. What concerns does the board of directors have about Si's trips to the past?
(a) That he's not really going to the past.
(b) That it costs too much money.
(c) That he might find his parents.
(d) That he will change the present.
Short Answer Questions
1. The morning after Si's walk in the snow, what has mysteriously vanished?
2. Where does Si meet with Danziger in Chapter 4?
3. What is Si's favorite street in New York City?
4. Why does Si fit the agency's profile?
5. When Si sees Katie again, after he's traveled into the past, what is she disappointed about?
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