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

2. What does Tink give Leslie and Richard after they land the seaplane?

3. Who is Phil Mizenhalter?

4. What job did Leslie have in Hollywood?

5. What happens to the compass after Leslie screams in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pye tell Richard and Leslie about where they are?

2. How does Richard's dark side come out when Leslie is attacked in the desert?

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

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

5. What reassurance does Leslie give Richard about his advice to his younger self?

6. Why is Leslie proud of her younger self?

7. What kinds of questions does the younger Richard ask the older Richard to answer in order to prove his identity?

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

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

10. Describe the idea foundry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leslie's experience in the afterlife. Who does she see there and why is it important that she has the opportunity to talk with them?

Essay Topic 2

What are two important symbols of this novel? Discuss the ways they are used in the story and the meaning they convey.

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning of the title of this novel? How do Richard and Leslie experience themselves as being one with others? Provide specific textual examples to support your ideas.

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