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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. The day after the incident at Jake's office, who comes to the boarding house and asks for Si and Julia?
(a) Mrs. Carmody.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Carmody.
(d) Jake.

2. Where does Si take Julia so she can go back to 1882?
(a) To the agency.
(b) To the Dakota.
(c) To the base of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) To the Statue of Liberty.

3. When Jake and Carmody do meet, where do they go to talk?
(a) To a phone booth.
(b) To the alley between buildings.
(c) To a park bench.
(d) To a closet in Jake's office.

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

5. After getting to know her, Si admits what about Julia?
(a) That he thinks she may be his mother.
(b) That she's nice, but he prefers Katie.
(c) That she takes good care of the boarding house.
(d) That he's falling a little in love with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jake Pickering?

2. What does Rossoff tell Si when he returns to the agency after his third time travel trip?

3. After spending another day in 1882, what does Si decide about the people who live there?

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

5. What does Julia want Si to do before he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who opens the door to Si at 19 Gramercy Park and how does Si describe that individual?

2. What is the Ladies' Mile?

3. Where are Julia and Si when Si tells her the truth of who he is?

4. What connection does Julia make between the boots in Jake's room and Carmody?

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

6. On Si's first evening at the boarding house, what glaring mistake does Si make that almost reveals his true identity?

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

8. How does Si's conversation with a bus driver change Si's view of people in 1882, and what does he decide to do as a result?

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

10. Who is Jake Pickering and why is he not happy to meet Si?

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