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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drives right through Leslie and Richard in Chapter 7?
(a) Fuel truck.
(b) Bus.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Airplane.

2. What does the young Leslie's family think of her as stated in Chapter 6?
(a) She is an excellent singer.
(b) She is special and needs all their support.
(c) That she's stubborn and strange.
(d) She doesn't work hard enough.

3. At the beginning of the novel, where do Richard and Leslie plan to meet scientific researchers?
(a) Palm Springs.
(b) Spring Hill.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Diego.

4. What does Tatiana say when the sirens go off?
(a) Americans!
(b) Russians!
(c) Earthquake!
(d) Volcano eruption!

5. What gift does Leslie have that Pye says she blocked from her mind as a young child?
(a) Speaking to spirits.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Hearing voices.
(d) Seeing auras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name used for Attila the Hun?

2. How does Richard describe Leslie's hair at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does the younger Leslie do when she gets off an elevator in Chapter 3?

4. What does Pye tell Leslie she can use as a guide in Chapter 5?

5. What question does Richard ask Attila that makes him act violently?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the experience Leslie and Richard have in Moscow?

2. Describe Attila the Hun's reasons for his violent behavior.

3. What does Richard tell the young man he talks with at William's Air Force base?

4. Why does Richard tell his younger self about his role in bombing Kiev?

5. How do Richard and Leslie try to explain their experience when Los Angeles disappears?

6. What important concept does Richard think about on the mountainside after Le Clerc has left them alone?

7. Describe the conflict between the younger Leslie and her mother.

8. Describe the idea foundry.

9. Describe how Richard and Leslie learn that Tink is the idea fairy.

10. What kind of help does the young Leslie want from Leslie and Richard?

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