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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minutes are Richard and Leslie from their destination when the novel begins?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Six hours.

2. What reason does Richard give for not wanting to enter the tent in the desert?
(a) The seaplane is sinking.
(b) He'd rather visit with Tink.
(c) Pye is trying to get them back to another dimension.
(d) He thinks he's made a mistake.

3. What job did Leslie have in Hollywood?
(a) Stunt woman.
(b) Script writer.
(c) Film producer.
(d) Actor.

4. What did Leslie give up as a young woman?
(a) Music.
(b) Dating older men.
(c) Playing sports.
(d) Sweets.

5. What does Ivan encourage Leslie and Richard to do when the sirens go off?
(a) Write to him when they get home.
(b) Keep an eye on his apartment.
(c) Come with him to safety.
(d) Go back to their world.

6. Who is Pye?
(a) Friend of the younger Leslie.
(b) Pilot friend of Richard's.
(c) The person Richard and Leslie find in the airplane.
(d) Airport controller.

7. What descriptive phrase does Attila use to describe himself?
(a) God's Helper.
(b) Leader of Honorable Men.
(c) King of Monsters.
(d) Scourge of God.

8. What is the Conover Agency?
(a) Modeling agency.
(b) Insurance agency.
(c) Government agency.
(d) Detective agency.

9. What was the name of Richard's dog when he was a child?
(a) Lady.
(b) Sparky.
(c) Snickers.
(d) Dakota.

10. Who says, "We have some required courses: Survival, Nourishment, and Shelter."
(a) Leslie.
(b) Richard.
(c) Pye.
(d) Leslie's mother.

11. What year is it when Richard and Leslie land at William's Air Force base?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1950.

12. Who walks out of the elevator at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Friends from years ago.
(b) An alternate Richard and Leslie on the day they first met.
(c) Hotel owners.
(d) Leslie's parents.

13. What does Atkin say an idea needs in order to change the world?
(a) Hope.
(b) Skill.
(c) Charm.
(d) Luck.

14. How many years ago does Richard say he and Leslie first met at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Sixteen years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Forty years.

15. How does Richard describe Leslie's hair at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Black as night.
(b) Reddish brown.
(c) Golden.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard want to splash into the ocean to wash Growly off?

2. How much time does Richard estimate they have left to fly the plane when the fuel gauge is not working at the beginning of the novel?

3. What city does Richard say the young Richard might drop a hydrogen bomb on?

4. What does Tatiana say when the sirens go off?

5. What book did Richard write as a first-time novelist?

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