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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 gift does Pamela give Jeff before he dies?

2. What does Jeff mail to a young Pamela when she doesn't recognize him?

3. What do Jeff and Pamela do once their first broadcast predictions come true?

4. What peak overlooks Jeff's farm?

5. What is the "appeasement" Stuart performs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What agreement do Jeff and Pamela work out with a U. S. government operative?

2. Why do Jeff and Pamela distance themselves from each other while being held by the U.S. government?

3. What are Jeff and Pamela's impressions of Stuart before they meet him and after they've had a chance to talk with him privately?

4. What makes Jeff realize that his past lives are memories for him that never existed for the people in them?

5. How does the U.S. government operative use the information he gets from Jeff and Pamela?

6. Briefly discuss Jeff's interviews with men who have endured isolation. Who were they and why did they choose to endure isolation?

7. How does Jeff entertain Pamela's kids when they come to visit his farm?

8. Jeff and Pamela try to make big, positive changes once they go public with their predictions. Do these changes seem to work?

9. Jeff dies while in a good relationship with Linda then is replayed into a failed marriage with her. What has changed and what does Jeff do?

10. How do Jeff and Pamela end their lives some years after talking with Stuart and why? What is their hope for the future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main characters in Replay. Who was the protagonist and what separates that character from the other main characters?

Essay Topic 2

There are four points of view used by authors: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not? Give examples from the book to help support your position.

Essay Topic 3

What methods and writing techniques does the author use to get readers to empathize with William and Abel? Use examples from the book to help support your position.

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