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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. How long did Danny and Laura date before getting married?

2. What does Stefan notice about Sheener's home that is odd?

3. What do the Ackerson girls explain is the reason that Mrs. Browmain asked if Laura could be trusted alone?

4. What does Mrs. Browmain tell Laura that she is going to have her do?

5. How much is the initial offer on Laura's book, Shadrach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain where Stefan is following the attack on Laura.

2. Describe Fat Jack.

3. What happens when Stefan is trying to go back through the gate in Chapter 4?

4. What are some of the things the Ackerson twins tell Laura when she first meets them.

5. Describe what happens when Laura has to shoot the men that comes into her home in the beginning of Chapter 3.

6. Describe the first book that Laura writes and what comes of it.

7. What does Danny say when he calls Laura on the phone?

8. What happens when Bob's store is robbed?

9. What does Thelma tell Stefan when he says that he is worried he has lost the chance to win Laura?

10. Why does Stefan explain that he had worked to change Laura's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe what the four SS agents have in common that went to kill Stefan, Laura and Chris.

Part 2) Why did these men seem to have such devotion to Hitler?

Part 3) Do you believe this level of devotion and attitude could have been historically accurate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Would you consider Kokoschka one of the main character's in the story? Explain why or why not.

Part 2) Why did Kokoschka decide to wait so long to kill Laura? Taking into consideration the time paradox, what would have happened if Kokoschka had decided to kill Laura earlier in the story?

Part 3) Why did Kokoschka not tell anyone else and have guards waiting when he realized that Stefan was a traitor?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Dr. Markwell. What was the significance of spending such a large portion of the front of the book focusing on Markwell and telling the story from his point of view?

Part 2) What is the reason that Markwell and his fate were not revisited in the story?

Part 3) Is there any indication that Markwell took Stefan's warning seriously and chose to change his life? Explain why or why not?

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