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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Stefan give to explain the reason that the Gestapo is still looking to kill them?

2. What reason do the police give for expecting to find Laura soon on the news report Laura listens to?

3. How much money does Thelma bring Laura?

4. What does Thelma say is the reason she continues to wear bunny slippers when Laura visits for Christmas?

5. How much time does Stefan give himself on the timer he sets after shooting the other two scientists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Based on what is known about Laura and what her father recalled what would you say that Laura's mother had been like?

Part 2) What fictional character were you partial to that would be similar to Mr. Toad? Explain the similarities.

Part 3) Why are fictional characters important and often found in a child's life?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Do you believe that time travel is harder to write compared to other types of fiction? Why or why not?

Part 2) What would you have changed in the story had you been free to make corrections or changes if any? Explain your changes and reason behind them or why you would choose not to change it.

Part 3) What do you believe may be the significance of the eleven-minute time gap that occurs between the moment that time travel begins and the return?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Speculate on the reasons that it took Laura so long to mourn the death of her father.

Part 2) Did Laura take her father's death or Ruthie's death harder? Did she take those death's or Danny's death harder?

Part 3) Why was Laura able to accept life by the end of the book better than she had earlier in the story?

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