Exploring Themes in 'The Third Level'

The transcript narrates Charlie's experience of discovering a mysterious third level at Grand Central Station, which seems to be a portal to the year 1894. Despite his psychiatrist's skepticism, Charlie believes it to be an escape from the modern world's stress. He attempts to return but fails. His friend Sam disappears, and Charlie finds proof that Sam might have reached the third level, living in 1894.

What does the narrator claim about the levels at Grand Central Station?

• There is only one level.

• There are three levels.

• There are two levels.

• There are four levels.

What does the psychiatrist suggest about the narrator's experience?

• It was a real event.

• It was a time travel experience.

• It was a waking dream wish fulfillment.

• It was a hallucination.

Why does the narrator collect stamps?

• To impress his friends.

• To learn about history.

• As a temporary refuge from reality.

• To make money.

What does the narrator find peculiar about Grand Central Station?

• It has no exits.

• It is always crowded.

• It seems to be growing like a tree.

• It has a secret underground level.

What era does the third level resemble?

• The 2000s.

• The 1890s.

• The 1950s.

• The 1920s.

What does the narrator attempt to do at the ticket window?

• Buy a ticket to Chicago.

• Buy a ticket to Los Angeles.

• Buy a ticket to New York.

• Buy a ticket to Galesburg, Illinois.

Why does the narrator buy old currency?

• To give it as a gift.

• To use it in the past.

• To start a collection.

• To sell it for profit.

What does the narrator find among his stamp collection?

• A rare stamp.

• A letter from the past.

• A map to the third level.

• A photograph of the third level.

What does Sam's letter confirm?

• He is in the future.

• He is in a different country.

• He found the third level.

• He is lost in the present.

What business does Sam wish to start in the past?

• A clothing store.

• A bookstore.

• A high feed and grain business.

• A restaurant.