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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 happens when Richard drives the throttle forward at the end of Chapter 17?

2. What would Dave tell his children, if he had any?

3. What does Mashara call the animal who is hurt?

4. What did Xiao do after he "destroyed" the fighter plane?

5. What animal comes out of the trees toward Leslie and Richard in the wilderness planet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ronnie tell Leslie in Yosemite?

2. How does Richard feel when they land in a bar?

3. How does Leslie influence Richard to focus and use his will to change the outcome of the crash?

4. How does Richard's alternate self make an important change in his life after his wife leaves him?

5. As Richard's alternate self, how is Krys described?

6. How do Richard and Leslie reunite?

7. What happens when Growly crashes into the water?

8. What do Leslie and Richard remember that Pye told them about guiding themselves home?

9. What do Leslie and Richard learn from eavesdropping on Lorraine and Dave?

10. How did Leslie and Richard experience the passage of time differently when Leslie was dead?

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

What do Leslie and Richard's spacetime travels show us about choice and destiny? Do their experiences suggest they can create a different reality just by making different choices? How so? Use textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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