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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 is on the televisions in the media center when Richard and Leslie walk by?

2. Where does Richard tell Leslie they are headed after he hears a voice giving him directions in Chapter 12?

3. What does Leslie suggest she and Richard do to learn more about Dave and his wife?

4. What does Richard hear Leslie saying to him in Chapter 17?

5. Where is Leslie buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Growly crashes into the water?

2. How did Leslie and Richard experience the passage of time differently when Leslie was dead?

3. What symbol do Leslie and Richard see in the water that marks their entry back home?

4. What does Ronnie tell Leslie in Yosemite?

5. What does Leslie realize might be one more test or challenge in the pattern?

6. How does Richard feel when they land in a bar?

7. What do Leslie and Richard learn from eavesdropping on Lorraine and Dave?

8. What promise does Leslie ask Richard to make if she dies first?

9. Describe the setting of the wilderness planet.

10. As Richard's alternate self, how is Krys described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Leslie's sense of adventure with Richard's. How is she the more adventurous one? Do her alternate selves also have this same adventurous quality? In what way?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how both Richard and Leslie positively influence their alternate selves. What important things do they help them understand so they can make better choices? Provide specific textual examples to support your ideas.

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