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What does the narrator believe there are three of, despite what the railroad presidents swear?
What does the narrator believe there are three of, despite what the railroad presidents swear?
- Presidents of the railroads
- Stacks of timetables
- Third levels at Grand Central Station (correct)
- Psychiatrists in New York
According to the narrator's psychiatrist friend, why does the narrator visit the third level at Grand Central Station?
According to the narrator's psychiatrist friend, why does the narrator visit the third level at Grand Central Station?
- To escape from reality (correct)
- To meet with friends
- To collect stamps
- To conduct dream experiments
What did the psychiatrist's assessment of the narrator's unhappiness lead to?
What did the psychiatrist's assessment of the narrator's unhappiness lead to?
- His wife's anger (correct)
- His decision to travel
- His stamp collecting hobby
- His resignation from work
What does the psychiatrist attribute the narrator's desire to escape to?
What does the psychiatrist attribute the narrator's desire to escape to?
What hobby does the narrator mention as a temporary refuge from reality?
What hobby does the narrator mention as a temporary refuge from reality?
How does the psychiatrist connect the narrator's stamp collecting hobby to his desire to escape?
How does the psychiatrist connect the narrator's stamp collecting hobby to his desire to escape?
Which element of storytelling is compared in the text with the interweaving of fantasy and reality?
Which element of storytelling is compared in the text with the interweaving of fantasy and reality?
In the context of the text, what does the statement 'Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection' suggest?
In the context of the text, what does the statement 'Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection' suggest?
What role does Philately play in keeping the past alive according to the text?
What role does Philately play in keeping the past alive according to the text?
How does the text suggest we attempt to overcome insecurity, fear, war, worry, and stress in the modern world?
How does the text suggest we attempt to overcome insecurity, fear, war, worry, and stress in the modern world?
What inference can be made from Sam’s letter to Charley based on the text?
What inference can be made from Sam’s letter to Charley based on the text?
What type of hat did the man in the text wear?
What type of hat did the man in the text wear?
What type of locomotive was glimpsed on the tracks?
What type of locomotive was glimpsed on the tracks?
What was the date printed on the front page of The World newspaper?
What was the date printed on the front page of The World newspaper?
What was the destination for which the protagonist wanted to buy tickets?
What was the destination for which the protagonist wanted to buy tickets?
What kind of clothing style did the woman at the station have?
What kind of clothing style did the woman at the station have?
What was the overall attire like for most people at the station?
What was the overall attire like for most people at the station?
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