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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 is Stern shocked to realized about ITC's technology?
2. What do the earpieces do?
3. What event is happening in Castelgard on the day the Yale team will arrive?
4. What does Doniger say to flatter the individuals of the Yale team?
5. Why does Chris groan when the team is in a secret passageway?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Doniger in the end?
2. What does Marek notice about the doors as they descend, and what does Gordon explain about them?
3. What does the maid explain to Chris about Lady Claire?
4. What does the Professor whisper to Kate and Marek the minute he sees them?
5. What kind of clothing are the travelers given?
6. What does Diane Kramer prohibit Victor from doing, and what is his response?
7. Short of wearing a wig, what is Kate's only option for disguise?
8. How long will it take to get the transit room cleared out enough to rebuild?
9. How does Kate's state of mind change, and what does that help her to do?
10. Why is Marek dismayed that Chris picks up Sir Guy's glove?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The American brokers' ignorance grates on Marek, who believes "the modern world was invented in the Middle Ages. Everything from the legal system, to nation-states, to reliance on technology, to the concept of romantic love had first been established in medieval times. These stockbrokers owed the very notion of a market economy to the Middle Ages."
a. Compare the legal systems in place today in modern America to the system shown in Timeline.
b. Discuss the ways in which the feudal system relates to the system of nations that exist today.
c. Do you think the stockbrokers would be better at their jobs if they knew more of the historyof the market economy? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes Timeline interesting. Discuss the following:
a. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Marek. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
b. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Kate. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
c. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Chris. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
d. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Professor Johnston. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
e. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Doniger. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
f. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lady Claire. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about he author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
a. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Michael Crichton.
b. What in Crichton's background may have helped her in writing Timeline? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
c. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
d. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
e. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Crichton's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Crichton's probable agenda concerning that idea.
f. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface? Why or why not?
g. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author? Explain your answer with examples.
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