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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chief of Police Byrnes take Si and Julia?
(a) To Jake's office.
(b) To jail.
(c) Back to the future.
(d) To Carmody's house.

2. After finding nothing but dead ends, what trail in Jake's investigation tells him that Carmody is still alive?
(a) The trail that leads to a group of businessmen.
(b) The trail that leads to the agency.
(c) The trail that leads to Carmody.
(d) The trail that leads to the White House.

3. What newspaper office does Si notice on his way to Jake's office?
(a) The New York Observer.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Herald Ledger.

4. What does Julia confess to Si in Chapter 21?
(a) That she's scared to be in his apartment.
(b) That she loves Jake.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) That she's already married.

5. When Si returns to the present at the start of Chapter 16, how long does he wait before going to the agency?
(a) One hour.
(b) The weekend.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

6. On his way to the agency in Chapter 16, what detour does Si make?
(a) To the Dakota.
(b) To Katie's house.
(c) To the post office.
(d) To 19 Gramercy Park.

7. After saying their greetings, where do the boarding house tenants invite Si to go?
(a) On a sleigh ride.
(b) To the park.
(c) Sledding.
(d) Out to dinner.

8. What does Julia tell Si about the markings on Carmody's tombstone?
(a) The markings were a sign of social standing.
(b) It's a good luck sign.
(c) It means Carmody was part of a men's club.
(d) It means Carmody was an astronomer.

9. During the board meeting, who gets angry and says he's going to shut the project down?
(a) Dr. Rossoff.
(b) Si.
(c) Esterhazy.
(d) Danziger.

10. What argument between Jake and Carmody does Si overhear?
(a) They argue about where to eat dinner.
(b) They argue that Jake shouldn't marry Julia.
(c) They argue about Katie.
(d) They argue if they should be talking in the park.

11. When Si leaves the boarding house to go into New York, what does he take with him?
(a) His wallet.
(b) A pencil and sketchpad.
(c) A camera.
(d) A picture of Katie.

12. When Si returns to the boarding house, where does he tell Julia he's going?
(a) To his office.
(b) Home to see Katie.
(c) Home to work on the farm.
(d) To the Dakota.

13. What does Si notice about the children playing in 1882?
(a) The park they're playing in doesn't exist in his day.
(b) The park they're playing in is where the agency is located.
(c) They play in the street.
(d) They play rough.

14. Who goes shopping with Si in New York?
(a) Ruben.
(b) Julia.
(c) Felix.
(d) Jake.

15. When Si goes to follow Jake to his meeting with Carmody in Chapter 18, who goes with him?
(a) Danziger.
(b) Julia.
(c) Chief of Police Byrnes.
(d) Ruben.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the board meeting, what does Esterhazy say about the project's risks?

2. What risk does Danziger tell the board is too high for the project to continue?

3. Who does Si and Julia see in the ballroom?

4. Most of Chapter 13 contains Si's description of what?

5. After dinner, when Jake returns to the boarding house, what is on his shirt?

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