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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 country does Richard's alternate self represent in the fighter plane competition?

2. What does Leslie say about Ronnie's personality when he was young?

3. What is the sport called that the fighter planes are competing in?

4. Where is Leslie driving at the beginning of Chapter 22?

5. What direction do Leslie and Richard find themselves flying in when they are in the fighter plane with the alternate Leslie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ronnie tell Leslie in Yosemite?

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

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

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

5. What does Richard tell Dave, the line-boy, at Santa Monica airport about the Seabird?

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

7. Describe Linda's competitive nature.

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

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

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

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

What is the author's viewpoint about humanity's ability to keep the earth safe? How does he use the character of Mashara as a symbol of protector? What does it suggest that she is a computer?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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