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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 activity do Leslie and Richard undertake at Lake Healey?

2. What does Richard buy after Leslie dies?

3. Where do Leslie and Richard land the plane in Chapter 21?

4. What has Ronnie done since his death?

5. What is the name of the woman flying the fighter plane who is an alternate Leslie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard call Linda's planet?

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

3. How do Richard and Leslie reunite?

4. Describe Linda's competitive nature.

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

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

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

8. What does Lorraine encourage Dave to do in these last months of his life?

9. What does Pye tell Leslie and Richard is the reason she left them to fly alone?

10. Who does Leslie encounter in the afterlife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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