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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. How many nights per week was Pamela allowed to date the much older Jeff?

2. In what year does Stuart die?

3. What is Jeff's book about?

4. What does Jeff do until he and Pam can be together during his fourth life?

5. What do Jeff and Pamela want in exchange for their predictions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of reaction do Jeff and Pamela get from the press conference they hold after their published predictions come true?

2. What are Pamela's emotions as she sends her children away from Jeff's farm to return to their father?

3. Describe Jeff's college career when he returns from summer vacation in the replay where Pamela is much younger than Jeff.

4. After Jeff and Pamela fall in love, how do both use (or not use) foreknowledge in their careers? How does their love inspire them?

5. What does Stuart tell Jeff and Pamela about the aliens?

6. What glitch occurs when Jeff sets out to rekindle his relationship with Pamela after they re-enter their first replay?

7. What agreement do Jeff and Pamela work out with a U. S. government operative?

8. Once Pamela finally arrives back into the replay, what plans do she and Jeff develop to stay together?

9. Describe Stuart's life until his first death in 1988.

10. Why is Jeff's farm a special place for Jeff and Pamela?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What methods and writing techniques does the author use to get readers to empathize with William and Abel? Use examples from the book to help support your position.

Essay Topic 3

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Jeff's bad qualities. Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers. Answer the same question for Pamela. How do these qualities add to the plot of the story? Give specific examples from the book.

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