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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 the girl in Chapter 6 say she hates?

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

3. What runs through Leslie's body in the hotel hallway?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Richard and Leslie confronted with in the hotel?

2. How does Leslie get Richard to agree to stay in their alternate universe?

3. Describe the idea foundry.

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

5. How did Tink influence Richard psychically regarding his first novel?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Richard and Leslie feel when Pye leaves them to fly alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of Pye's character in this novel. What role does she play and what do Richard and Leslie think of her? How do they feel about flying without her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how both Richard and Leslie positively influence their alternate selves. What important things do they help them understand so they can make better choices? Provide specific textual examples to support your ideas.

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