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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 Laura say when asked how much she likes being at McIlroy?

2. How does Dr. Markwell feel about the thought of ending his career because of malpractice?

3. How much money does Shadrach eventually go for?

4. What happens when Nina comes in and sees Laura lying under Sheener's body?

5. What does Dr. Carlson tell Bob is the reason that his wife died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laura tell Chris about pacifists and people that use violence?

2. Describe the fire that happens at the McIlroy house at the end of Chapter 2.

3. What does Danny say when he calls Laura on the phone?

4. What does Thelma tell Stefan when he says that he is worried he has lost the chance to win Laura?

5. Describe the scene when Thelma first arrives at the motel that Laura is staying at.

6. What does Stefan tell Hitler?

7. Why does Laura tell Thelma that she never told her about her mysterious guardian before?

8. What happens when Stefan arrives back in Laura's time in Chapter 4?

9. What does Laura explain that the cops found out about Kokoschka?

10. What happens in February in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What was significant about Stefan's talk with Hitler?

Part 2) What are the differences between Hitler and Churchill?

Part 3) How would the story have been different if the two characters that Stefan went to talk to were not as well known historically as Hitler and Churchill?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Would you consider Kokoschka one of the main character's in the story? Explain why or why not.

Part 2) Why did Kokoschka decide to wait so long to kill Laura? Taking into consideration the time paradox, what would have happened if Kokoschka had decided to kill Laura earlier in the story?

Part 3) Why did Kokoschka not tell anyone else and have guards waiting when he realized that Stefan was a traitor?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) When did it first become obvious that Stefan was from a different point in time?

Part 2) When did it become obvious that Stefan was from the past?

Part 3) How hard was it to comprehend the aspects of time travel and the concept of a paradox?

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