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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 Si first introduces himself to Julia, where does he say he's from?

2. Who takes charge of the agency after Danziger leaves?

3. On his way to the agency in Chapter 16, what detour does Si make?

4. What is Julia's theory of what happened to Jake after the incident at his office?

5. During the board meeting, who gets angry and says he's going to shut the project down?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Si visits 19 Gramercy Park in the present, what might he have hoped to learn by asking the young woman who answered the door if she knew of Julia?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Who does Si tell Julia he is?

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

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

8. During the board discussion about affects of time travel on the future, what two opposing points of view do Danziger and Esterhazy express?

9. After spending the day with Julia, how does Si begin to feel about her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On the night of the fire at Jake's office, Si and Julia lament afterward that they were somehow responsible for the fire. Do you think they were responsible? Use evidence from the book in your answer and include your thoughts on the following two points: 1) Si could have helped Jake try and put out the fire; 2) Si could have broken up the argument between Carmody and Jake before it escalated out of control.

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

Of the questions raised in the first few chapters, which do you think the author did the best job of answering? What did you like about the answer?:

1) Is time travel possible?

2) Who mailed the mysterious letter to Carmody?

3) Why wouldn't Carmody's wife let anyone see his body?

4) What was the mysterious marking on his grave?

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