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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ruben and Si finish their lunch, Ruben is convinced that:

2. During lunch with Danziger at the agency, who are the other two people Si notices eating lunch?

3. Why does Dr. Rossoff come to see Si at the Dakota?

4. After Ruben and Si finish talking about Katie at the end of Chapter 11, where does Ruben take Si?

5. Si is both _______________ and _______________ by Ruben's job offer.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What might have intrigued Simon into listening to Ruben Prien's offer?

3. Why does Si not tell the scientists that Katie went with him to 1882?

4. What does Danziger tell Si the potential agents he saw at the warehouse are being trained for?

5. How did Si meet Katie?

6. How would you describe Simon Morley?

7. What detail that Si's revealed about his experience in the past made the agency scientists so happy and why?

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

9. After going through the psychological tests at the agency, what makes Dr. Rossoff say Si is perfect for the job?

10. Why is it crucial to Si's job that he learn to hypnotize himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After a man is eliminated from history, due to the time travel project, Esterhazy expresses his feelings that the risks of time travel to the future is minimal and the project should continue. Danziger, on the other hand, feels that even the smallest risk is too much and the project should be shut down. If you had been on the agency's board of directors who would you have sided with and why?

Essay Topic 2

Most stories have a "bad guy," or antagonist. In Time and Again there were two; one in the present and one in the past. Who were the two antagonists and, though they lived in different times, how are they the same? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Time and Again has three main plots; the time travel project, Si's relationship with Julia, and the conflict between Jake and Carmody. Describe each of these plots.

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