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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 Richard's twin depressed about as he lays on a hotel bed and stares out the window?

2. What does Ronnie say he'll show up as if they ever meet again?

3. How many years does Leslie say it has been since Ronnie died?

4. What promise does Leslie make Richard keep?

5. What kind of car does Richard drive after Leslie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leslie realize might be one more test or challenge in the pattern?

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

3. What does Richard call Linda's planet?

4. What does Richard learn from his alternate self when he imagines talking with him?

5. Describe the setting of the wilderness planet.

6. What are Air Games?

7. How does Leslie react to seeing the new media center?

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

9. What does Ronnie tell Leslie in Yosemite?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are two important symbols of this novel? Discuss the ways they are used in the story and the meaning they convey.

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