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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. Who does Ruben work for?

2. What makes it easier for Si to imagine himself in the past?

3. What connection does the letter have with President Cleveland?

4. What proves that Si did indeed travel back in time?

5. How does Si break the news to his family and friends that he'll be gone for awhile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Si repeatedly look out the windows of his room in the Dakota and why does he stop looking out of them?

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

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

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

5. Why might Ruben's agency have wanted to search Si's apartment, even though they had already checked out his background?

6. Which two people visit Si at the Dakota first and for what purpose?

7. On the walls of Katie's shop Si notices several photographs, what does he think of them?

8. What about the photographs Si that looks at during training makes him more excited about his impending trip to the past?

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

10. How is the fact that Si sees a woman with smallpox scars on her face in the past relevant to the relationship between past and present times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the book Si decides to live in the past with his true love, Julia. That decision raises some questions about Si's life in the present. How do you think Si's family and friends react when he doesn't come back. Do you think Si lived in the past and then was born again in his own time, or did he change the future with his decision?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Science fiction sometimes uses factual, real-life events as a basis to make a fictional events seem more real. Describe two real-life events the author used to make Time and Again seem more real. And, if you had written the book, describe a real-life fact you would have added to make the story seem real.

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