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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 important information do Jeff and Pamela share with reporters during a press conference after their predictions have come true?

2. What condition was the stranger in that Pamela and Jeff go visit when he began to replay his own life the first three times?

3. Which wife from Jeff's past do he and Pam run into in New York?

4. What do Jeff and Pam tell the government operative about the Vietnam war?

5. Why is Stuart being held in the institution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Jeff and Pamela plan to find more replayers like themselves?

4. Briefly discuss Jeff's interviews with men who have endured isolation. Who were they and why did they choose to endure isolation?

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

6. What was Pamela's second film and why was it a flop?

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

8. How does Jeff entertain Pamela's kids when they come to visit his farm?

9. How do Jeff and Pamela end their lives some years after talking with Stuart and why? What is their hope for the future?

10. How does Pamela find Jeff in Boston when she finally returns to her replay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the importance of wheels as a motif in this novel. Be sure to define motif in your response. Use examples from the book to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities of conflict and crisis in regards to Replay.

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