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

2. Who walks out of the elevator at the end of Chapter 2?

3. Where do Richard and Leslie land in Chapter 11?

4. What is another name used for Attila the Hun?

5. What did Lieutenant Wyatt write on the chalk board?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the idea foundry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Leslie rely on her intuition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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