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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. In what year does Jeff die for a third time?

2. Which character is also a replayer?

3. Where is Jeff at the beginning of reliving his life the second time?

4. What make of car does Jeff drive to his first trip to Las Vegas in Chapter 4?

5. Learning what skill will help the skilled player win more in black jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jeff's life in his third replay, as part of the jazz club scene in Paris.

2. How does Jeff break up with Sharla in his third replay?

3. What major historical event does Jeff try to alter during his first replay? What is the result of his tampering?

4. Why does the bridge at Jeff's old boarding school hold such guilt for him? Explain the circumstances.

5. Why does Jeff isolate himself on his small farm? How does the farm help him?

6. Why does Judy reject Jeff's marriage proposal in his second replay? How does he change her mind?

7. Describe Jeff's first death and the situation of his death.

8. Describe the situation surrounding Jeff's third death.

9. What is it that Jeff wants more than anything after the realization of his first replay? What's the problem?

10. Who was Pamela's famous ex-husband? Explain what her third replay was like.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Jeff's bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers. Answer the same question for Pamela. How do these qualities add to the plot of the story? Give specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Jeff and Pamela as major characters and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How do the major and minor characters fit your definition?

Essay Topic 3

Name and discuss three historical events that occurred, which Grimwood references in the book. What role does each event play in the book? Why do you think the author chose these events for his book?

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