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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 does Pamela first contact Jeff during his fourth life?

2. Who is the U.S. government operative that "investigates" Jeff and Pamela?

3. What does the second list of predictions issued by Jeff and Pamela include?

4. When does Stuart move out of his parents' house?

5. When Pamela awakens early in Chapter 19, what year is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What concern does Pamela discuss with Jeff on their sailing trip?

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

4. Jeff and Pamela try to make big, positive changes once they go public with their predictions. Do these changes seem to work?

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

6. Jeff dies while in a good relationship with Linda then is replayed into a failed marriage with her. What has changed and what does Jeff do?

7. At what point can Jeff and Pamela no longer give the U.S. government operative with important, accurate information?

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

9. Why do Jeff and Pamela distance themselves from each other while being held by the U.S. government?

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

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 is an antagonist? Discuss the role of the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured. Cite the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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