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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. How many years ago does Richard say he and Leslie first met at the end of Chapter 2?
2. Who is Phil Mizenhalter?
3. What does Richard say to Pye about flying up high in Chapter 4?
4. What gift does Leslie have that Pye says she blocked from her mind as a young child?
5. What does Richard want to convince his younger self to do in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of help does the young Leslie want from Leslie and Richard?
2. What important concept does Richard think about on the mountainside after Le Clerc has left them alone?
3. What does Richard tell the young man he talks with at William's Air Force base?
4. Describe what happens when Richard and Leslie are flying and Richard bends down to fix the squawk box.
5. How did Tink influence Richard psychically regarding his first novel?
6. What are Richard and Leslie confronted with in the hotel?
7. Why does Richard tell his younger self about his role in bombing Kiev?
8. How does Leslie rely on her intuition?
9. Describe the idea foundry.
10. Describe the conflict between the younger Leslie and her mother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is intuition and how is the concept presented in this novel? How do Richard and Leslie rely on intuition? What does the author seem to be suggesting about using intuition?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how Richard tries to influence his younger self to quit the Air Force. What example does he use to support his argument that a pilot is left feeling the loss of all those he has killed. What does he say about the military leading young men on?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's viewpoint about humanity's ability to keep the earth safe? How does he use the character of Mashara as a symbol of protector? What does it suggest that she is a computer?
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