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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What connection is there between Carmody's letter and Danziger's parents?
(a) His parents wrote the letter.
(b) Danziger's parents worked for the post office.
(c) Danziger's dad mailed the letter.
(d) His parents met around the time the letter was mailed.

2. When Chapter 7 begins, where/when is Si?
(a) Near the Statue of Liberty, in the present.
(b) In the Dakota, in the past.
(c) In the park, in the past.
(d) In the Dakota, in the present.

3. Why does Katie want to travel back in time?
(a) Because Carmody's letter belongs to her.
(b) Because it sounds like fun.
(c) Because she's curious.
(d) Because she collects antiques.

4. Si admits he enjoys Katie's company, but tells the reader that:
(a) She talks too much.
(b) He wishes she were more exciting.
(c) He wants to get to know her better.
(d) He will keep most things about their relationship to himself.

5. Si is both _______________ and _______________ by Ruben's job offer.
(a) Bored, disgusted.
(b) Excited, flattered.
(c) Suspicious, intrigued.
(d) Distracted, put out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Esterhazy?

2. What kind of job does Ruben offer Si?

3. How does Ruben know that Katie went with Si into the past?

4. What snaps Si out of his hypnotic state?

5. After Rossoff leaves the Dakota, what does Si see in a museum window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Danziger have asked Si to sketch his parents?

2. Si finds out two things happened in January, 1882. What were they?

3. How does Si feel after his assignment is approved by the board of directors?

4. How does Danziger explaining Einstein's theory to Si help make the story appear more realistic to the reader?

5. When Si and Katie both go to the past how does the experience make them feel physically?

6. Why did Si accept Ruben's job offer after his outing with Katie?

7. Why does the agency use the Dakota as a time travel portal for Si?

8. What does Simon do for a living?

9. How does clothing in 1882 look like for men and women in compared with today?

10. What detail about the project being government funded does Esterhazy relate to Si?

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