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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 does Ivan say Communists like?

2. How many minutes are Richard and Leslie from their destination when the novel begins?

3. What is the name of the hotel Richard and Leslie have landed in when they see their younger selves?

4. What did Leslie give up as a young woman?

5. How many people might young Richard kill if he flies the plane that drops a hydrogen bomb in 1962?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Leslie rely on her intuition?

3. What do Leslie and Richard find on the mountainside they land on?

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

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

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

7. Describe the idea foundry.

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

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

10. Why is Leslie proud of her younger self?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Richard and Leslie's experience at the conference. Who do they find there? What ideas parallel their own experiences in spacetime? Why do Richard and Leslie agree to talk about their experience at the conference?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of the young Leslie. What conflict does she have with her mother? How does her sense of determination compel her to achieve her dreams? In what way does Leslie's advice influence her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the Air Games in achieving a prosperous and peaceful world. What does the pilot Linda say about how her world decided to change? In what way did the Air Games become big business?

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