Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Woman on the Edge of Time? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Brain implants don't work very well. This symbolizes ____
the fact that the mentally ill are incurable.
the fact that those in power don't have complete control.
the fact that the future will build better brain implants.
that fact that you can never get a repairperson when you need one.
Q. Dawn is a future version of Connie's daughter Angelina. This suggests that ____
Connie's daughter has the power to visit the future, too.
Connie is really from the future.
Angelina will fight in the Hunger Games with only a paring knife and a stale Twinkie.
Connie may be imagining the future.
Q. "Per" is an important word in the future because ____
it is the name of the supreme Poobah of Extragalactic Righteousness.
it is a non-gendered pronoun, showing that gender in the future is unimportant.
it is the name of one of Connie's doctors, suggesting that killing them damages the future.
it is the name for the test-tube babies.
Q. Gildina is an analogue for ____
Dolly.
the talking cat.
Luciente.
Luis.
Q. Sybil's witchcraft ____
is a sign that she's mentally ill.
is used to cast a hex on the doctors and kill them.
parallels Connie's visits to the future; it's not clear how real either is.
is revealed as the basis for future science when Connie visits Mattapoisett.