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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 did Lieutenant Wyatt write on the chalk board?

2. What does Atkin say an idea needs in order to change the world?

3. What is the man doing that Richard and Leslie see in the mountains?

4. What drives right through Leslie and Richard in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Richard think they have landed at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where are Richard and Leslie flying to when their world changes?

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

4. Describe what happens when Richard and Leslie feel an earthquake.

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Leslie proud of her younger self?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the idea fairy? How does she express to Leslie and Richard where ideas come from? How has she been an important influence in Richard and Leslie's lives?

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 theme of violence in this novel. Does Richard have past lifetimes of living in a violent way? How so? In what ways has he evolved?

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