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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sport called that the fighter planes are competing in?
(a) Air Games.
(b) Air & Rocket Racing Show.
(c) Flying Fiesta.
(d) Warbird Airshow.

2. What does Leslie say she adopted Hy to be in her life?
(a) Career mentor.
(b) Her wise older brother.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Hollywood director.

3. What do Leslie and Richard find at Lake Healey?
(a) Lots of people.
(b) A plane just like Growly.
(c) An interesting man.
(d) No lake.

4. What promise does Leslie make Richard keep?
(a) To die so they can be together.
(b) To keep on living if she dies first.
(c) To stop writing if she dies.
(d) To never fly a plane again.

5. What has Ronnie done since his death?
(a) Played cards with Hy.
(b) Kept an eye on Leslie.
(c) Roamed the world.
(d) Played with dogs.

6. How many years does Leslie say it has been since Ronnie died?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twelve.

7. What does the air smell like in the wilderness planet?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Pine.
(d) Pear blossoms.

8. What does Lorraine suggest she and Dave do with the time they have left together?
(a) Spend time alone at home.
(b) Create a list of things they'd like to do and then do them.
(c) Clean out their garage.
(d) Go to church more often.

9. Who does Richard quote when he and Leslie are driving to the hotel?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Einstein.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Shakespeare.

10. What does Ronnie say he'll show up as if they ever meet again?
(a) Cat.
(b) Porcupine.
(c) Old dog.
(d) Rabbit.

11. What happens when Richard drives the throttle forward at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) He awakens from a dream.
(b) The plane soars into the water and Leslie is alive.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He lands in another universe without Leslie.

12. Why does Richard think he failed an important test when the plane crashed?
(a) He didn't radio into the airport.
(b) He didn't hold on to what he knew was true.
(c) He forgot to put down the landing gear.
(d) He did a bad job landing the plane.

13. What does Hy tell Leslie when she says she has to get back to Richard?
(a) Richard knows she's okay.
(b) He has talked to Richard.
(c) He can help her.
(d) That she's dead.

14. What does Ronnie call himself in Chapter18?
(a) Lost soul.
(b) Lover of life.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Happy kid.

15. What does Richard say that Dave and his wife have taught him and Leslie?
(a) To work harder.
(b) To save for when they are older.
(c) How to live when they get home.
(d) Not to regret how they've lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the line-boy who asks Richard if he needs fuel?

2. How does Leslie say she feels about Hy and the reason for his death?

3. How many months does Richard believe passed from the time Leslie died to the time they reconnect?

4. What animal comes out of the trees toward Leslie and Richard in the wilderness planet?

5. What does Leslie see Richard dragging to the surface of the water after the plane crashes in the ocean?

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