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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 crops does Jeff grow on his farm?

2. Who is Jeff talking to when he dies for the first time in Chapter 1?

3. What is missing from downtown Atlanta that makes Jeff realize he's really gone back in time?

4. What does Jeff consider to be his most positive contribution during his first relived life?

5. Who places Jeff's first bet for him in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeff's business partner dissolve their partnership during his first replay?

2. Describe Jeff's first death and the situation of his death.

3. How does Jeff make a lot of money soon after re-entering into his first replay? Why is it fool-proof?

4. What major historical event does Jeff try to alter during his first replay? What is the result of his tampering?

5. What is it that Jeff wants more than anything after the realization of his first replay? What's the problem?

6. What makes Judy decide to abruptly end her date with Jeff during his first replay?

7. Describe Jeff's wife in his first replay. What is his relationship with her like?

8. In what way is Jeff like the professor he and Judy run into on their Chapter 3 date during Jeff's first replay?

9. What is Future, Inc., and how did it come into being?

10. What does Jeff learn when he and Sharla begin to fight before boarding their plane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are four points of view used by authors: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not? Give examples from the book to help support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Define exposition and discuss exposition as used in this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition used in Replay? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Name and discuss three historical events that occurred, which Grimwood references in the book. What role does each event play in the book? Why do you think the author chose these events for his book?

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