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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. What was the name of Richard's dog when he was a child?

2. What does Leslie's mother send to New York in Chapter 5?

3. What does Ivan encourage Leslie and Richard to do when the sirens go off?

4. What is a subject that Richard says in Chapter 8 that he likes to read about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Leslie proud of her younger self?

2. Describe how Richard and Leslie learn that Tink is the idea fairy.

3. How does Leslie get Richard to agree to stay in their alternate universe?

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

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

6. What does Leslie tell young Richard about when they will meet?

7. What reassurance does Leslie give Richard about his advice to his younger self?

8. Describe what happens when Richard and Leslie feel an earthquake.

9. Why does Leslie enter the tent in the desert?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the theme of love is used in this novel to transform characters and their lives. What opportunities does love open up to them? How does love provide the answers they seek?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Leslie's experience in the afterlife. Who does she see there and why is it important that she has the opportunity to talk with them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard and Leslie's experience at the conference. Who do they find there? What ideas parallel their own experiences in spacetime? Why do Richard and Leslie agree to talk about their experience at the conference?

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