Twice by Mitch Albom: Book Quiz

Quiz

Where does Alfie first discover his ability to relive moments?
- A) While playing piano in the basement
- B) During his mother’s death
- C) At a skate park
- D) On a beach in Kenya
What incident causes Alfie to use his power to change his romantic life for the first time? (Short answer)
Who warns Alfie that true love cannot be undone by his power?
- A) Gianna
- B) Wesley
- C) Yaya Nina
- D) Detective LaPorta
What object does Alfie buy for Gianna to mark their connection?
- A) A silver elephant necklace
- B) A diamond ring
- C) A composition notebook
- D) A plane ticket
What secret does Alfie reveal about his health during his recounting to LaPorta? (Short answer)
After separating from Gianna, where does Alfie go on a global walkabout?
- A) Australia
- B) Africa
- C) Europe
- D) South America
At the climax, where does Alfie ask Gianna to meet him?
- A) The casino
- B) The Queen’s Staircase
- C) The hospital
- D) The airport
How does Alfie ultimately die? (Short answer)

Why does Alfie decide to confess his secret to Detective LaPorta?
- A) To get a lighter sentence
- B) To explain his roulette winnings
- C) Because he wants Gianna to know the truth
- D) Because he is bored
What motivates Gianna to run away with Alfie at the end? (Short answer)
Why does Alfie sabotage his father’s meeting with Adeline?
- A) He dislikes Adeline
- B) He wants to preserve his mother’s memory
- C) He wants his father to stay single forever
- D) He is jealous
Why does Nicolette Pink flirt with Alfie at the movie premiere? (Short answer)
What is Detective LaPorta’s primary motivation in interrogating Alfie?
- A) He believes Alfie is guilty of roulette fraud
- B) He wants to write a book
- C) He is fascinated by the time-travel story
- D) He is paid by Gianna

What does the silver elephant necklace symbolize in the story?
- A) Wealth
- B) Alfie’s enduring connection to Gianna and his past
- C) The power of time travel
- D) Death
The epigraph by C.S. Lewis most directly connects to which theme?
- A) The power of friendship
- B) Redemption and second chances
- C) The importance of family
- D) The dangers of technology
How does the recurring motif of “the composition book” function thematically? (Short answer)
The revolving door appears multiple times; what does it symbolize?
- A) The cycle of life
- B) The ability to re‑enter past moments
- C) The confusion of love
- D) The barrier between Alfie and Gianna

Compare Alfie’s use of his power in his youth (e.g., the Seven Minutes in Heaven party) with his use later in life (e.g., preventing his father’s accident). What does this change reveal about his character development? (Short answer)
How does the novel use the concept of “twice” to explore whether true love can be manufactured through repeated attempts? (Short answer)
In the epilogue, Gianna relives the moment from the prologue and makes a different choice. What does this suggest about the nature of the “twice” power and free will? (Short answer)

B) During his mother’s death – Alfie discovers his ability when his mother dies; he wishes the day never happened and is transported back.
The Seven Minutes in Heaven game (or the make‑out party with Adrian) – After a humiliating first attempt, Alfie uses his power to redo the party and kiss Adrian.
C) Yaya Nina – In the nursing home, Yaya warns Alfie that true love cannot be undone by his rewind.
A) A silver elephant necklace – Alfie buys the necklace for Gianna; it reappears in the epilogue when she asks about his bag.
He has a terminal illness that will cause a stroke – Alfie reveals he is hiding a fatal stroke condition.
B) Africa – After separating from Gianna, Alfie goes on a global walkabout that returns him to his childhood village in Africa.
B) The Queen’s Staircase – Alfie asks Gianna to meet him at the historic limestone staircase.
He dies from a stroke and sepsis in the hospital – The stroke occurs as predicted, and sepsis follows.

B) To explain his roulette winnings – Alfie gives LaPorta his notebook as a confession that explains how he won $2 million.
She finally believes his story and wants to be with him, not wanting a world without him – Gianna says, “I don’t want to be in a world without you!”
B) He wants to preserve his mother’s memory – Alfie deliberately injures himself so his father must take him to the hospital, missing the bowling date where he would meet Adeline.
She is attracted to him and wants to rekindle their near‑affair – Nicolette flirts at the premiere after Alfie recently stopped himself from kissing her.
A) He believes Alfie is guilty of roulette fraud – LaPorta’s investigation centers on the casino cheating scheme.

B) Alfie’s enduring connection to Gianna and his past – The elephant necklace ties Alfie to his Kenyan childhood and to Gianna; it is the gift he never gave her until the epilogue.
B) Redemption and second chances – The epigraph directly states that you can change the ending, mirroring Alfie’s ability and Gianna’s final choice.
It represents Alfie’s record of his second chances, his attempts to control his life, and his willingness to confess. – The notebook is both a tool and a burden; he uses it to keep track of his jumps and later hands it to LaPorta as evidence.
B) The ability to re‑enter past moments – The revolving door is where Alfie first meets Gianna and where she kisses him in the epilogue, symbolizing the chance to step into a different version of events.

Alfie grows from using his power for selfish romantic gains (e.g., to avoid embarrassment at the party) to using it for sacrificial purposes (e.g., to protect his father from a bad marriage). His character develops from a self‑centered teenager into a man who values love and loyalty over personal comfort. – The contrast highlights his increasing maturity and desire to protect others.
The novel argues that true love cannot be manufactured or forced through repeated attempts. Yaya’s warning that “you can’t get someone to love you twice” proves correct; Alfie’s many redoes with Gianna never create a relationship until she freely chooses him in the epilogue. – The story suggests genuine love must be freely given, not engineered.
It suggests that the “twice” power can be inherited or transferred, and that individuals have agency to change their own story. Gianna, having inherited the ability, consciously chooses to be honest with Alfie, aligning with the epigraph’s message that you can start where you are and change the ending. – The epilogue shows that second chances are not solely Alfie’s; Gianna’s choice underscores free will and the possibility of redemption.