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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. After dinner, when Jake returns to the boarding house, what is on his shirt?
(a) Grass stains.
(b) Mud.
(c) I heart New York.
(d) Blood.

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

3. What does Julia want Si to do before he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 15?
(a) Sketch the boarding house.
(b) Take her photograph.
(c) Clean his room.
(d) Sketch a drawing of her on paper.

4. When Si first introduces himself to Julia, where does he say he's from?
(a) New York.
(b) Across town.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Out of town.

5. Why do Si and Julia run from Jake's office?
(a) They were afraid to get locked in.
(b) Jake threatened them with a gun.
(c) Carmody and Jake started fighting.
(d) Carmody set the files on fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Si tell Julia his plans are for his first day at the boarding house?

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

4. How much money does Jake want from Carmody?

5. Who is Felix Grier?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jake happy to see Si again in Chapter 17?

2. Why might a woman in Julia's time feel that marrying a man who is a good provider is more important than anything else?

3. What is "The Tweed Ring"?

4. When Chapter 12 opens with Si in the past, what two sketches does he make?

5. What information is in the contracts Jake has in his office, and what does Jake conclude from the information in them?

6. At breakfast on Si's first morning at the boarding house, what does Si notice about Julia?

7. What is the Ladies' Mile?

8. How does Si learn that Carmody is motivated by social advancement?

9. Who does Si tell Julia he is?

10. After taking Julia to his apartment in the present, what makes Si realize he has to take Julia back to her own time?

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