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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 does Tink give Leslie and Richard after they land the seaplane?

2. What did Lieutenant Wyatt write on the chalk board?

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

4. What does Ivan say Communists like?

5. What does the young Leslie ask Leslie and Richard before they leave at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important concept does Richard think about on the mountainside after Le Clerc has left them alone?

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

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

4. How did Tink influence Richard psychically regarding his first novel?

5. Describe Attila the Hun's reasons for his violent behavior.

6. How do Richard and Leslie try to explain their experience when Los Angeles disappears?

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

8. What does Pye tell Richard and Leslie about where they are?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who is the idea fairy? How does she express to Leslie and Richard where ideas come from? How has she been an important influence in Richard and Leslie's lives?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of the young Leslie. What conflict does she have with her mother? How does her sense of determination compel her to achieve her dreams? In what way does Leslie's advice influence her?

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