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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. What does Si use to sketch a picture of Julia in the frost on the window?

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

3. Who goes shopping with Si in New York?

4. How does Si get into Jake's office?

5. When Carmody tells Chief of Police Byrnes his story, what does he admit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. As Si and Julia hide in a corner of Jake's office, what happens between Carmody and Jake?

5. When Julia asks Si to sketch her, why do you think Si was nervous about doing so?

6. What is the Ladies' Mile?

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

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

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

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

To stop Esterhazy from changing world history, Si prevents Danziger's parents from meeting. Though Danziger tells Si to do whatever was necessary to stop Esterhazy, do you think it was cruel for Si to prevent Danziger from being born? Speculate on whether or not the time travel project ever came into existence without Danziger.

Essay Topic 3

Imagine you had the opportunity to experience time travel and that you were a frequent visitor to your favorite place in time. If you had to choose to live in the past or live in the present, which would you choose? What would you miss most about the time period you didn't choose?

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