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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 Tatiana say when the sirens go off?

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

3. What is the name of the old man Richard and Leslie meet on the mountainside?

4. Where is William's Air Force base located?

5. At the beginning of the novel, where do Richard and Leslie plan to meet scientific researchers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leslie enter the tent in the desert?

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

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

4. What does Leslie tell the young Leslie about her career as an actor?

5. How does Leslie rely on her intuition?

6. Why does Leslie burn the sheaf of papers?

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

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

9. What is unusual about the experience Leslie and Richard have in Moscow?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pye says "When you love someone, when you know they're ready to learn and grow, you set them free." Discuss how Richard and Leslie learn and grow when Pye is not there acting as a shield for them. What experiences do they have that help them determine their destiny?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of relationship do Leslie and Richard have at the beginning of the novel? How does it deepen and strengthen as they share a spacetime journey? In what way does their relationship change after they are reunited?

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