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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Attila kill his guard?
(a) Because the guard cannot see Leslie and Richard.
(b) The guard disobeyed him.
(c) He is jealous.
(d) The guard called him a terrible name.

2. How many years ago does Richard say he and Leslie first met at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Sixteen years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Three years.

3. What year is it when Richard and Leslie land at William's Air Force base?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1950.

4. What reason does Richard give for not wanting to enter the tent in the desert?
(a) He thinks he's made a mistake.
(b) The seaplane is sinking.
(c) He'd rather visit with Tink.
(d) Pye is trying to get them back to another dimension.

5. What makes Leslie scream when she and Richard are flying a plane in Chapter 2?
(a) Turbulence.
(b) Seeing another plane so close.
(c) Yellow flash.
(d) A bird hitting the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What descriptive phrase does Attila use to describe himself?

2. What city vanishes when Richard is flying a plane at the beginning of the novel?

3. In what city is the seventeen-year-old Leslie giving a recital?

4. Where is William's Air Force base located?

5. Where does Richard say he gets his ideas from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Richard and Leslie are flying and Richard bends down to fix the squawk box.

2. What is unusual about the experience Leslie and Richard have in Moscow?

3. Describe the conflict between the younger Leslie and her mother.

4. Describe the idea foundry.

5. How does Leslie rely on her intuition?

6. What kinds of questions does the younger Richard ask the older Richard to answer in order to prove his identity?

7. What kind of help does the young Leslie want from Leslie and Richard?

8. Where are Richard and Leslie flying to when their world changes?

9. Why does Richard tell his younger self about his role in bombing Kiev?

10. What does Richard tell the young man he talks with at William's Air Force base?

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