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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. Why does Rose's ex-husband Louis cry when he discovers she has passed on, although he knows that there is an after life?

2. Who is Mahalia to Rose?

3. Who attempts to stop Joe, Rose and the men from Infiniface as they make their way through a private property above the beach?

4. How old is Nina on the second anniversary of the crash of flight 353?

5. Who was the Captain of Flight 353?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe counter her pessimism regarding the possibility that anyone could have survived?

2. What is the only thing that Joe can do, and why is it almost impossible for him to do so?

3. What surprises Joe about the information Barbara reveals about how the plane went into the ground?

4. Why do Infiniface members reveal they wear robes and shave their heads?

5. Why does Joe decide Barbara shouldn't tell him anymore, and why does she insist?

6. What does Barbara remember as they are leaving the crash site and why is she almost reluctant to tell Joe about it?

7. Why is Barbara so afraid that she will reveal nothing to Joe on the phone and then won't even talk to him at her door?

8. What facts does Joe share with Barbara about the flight that he has so far withheld from her?

9. Why does Joe believe that in the year that has passed, Rose has never tried to return Nina to him if she really had his daughter?

10. Where are Joe and Nina on the two year anniversary of Flight 353?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Barbara Christman so brutally honest with Joe as she describes the condition of the plane and the remains left behind? What is she hoping to communicate to him? Why does she feel that it is necessary to be so harsh? Is Joe in danger of losing himself to false hope when he finds the three seats that are still intact? What does he believe this proves?

Essay Topic 2

What is Project 99? Why is it so carefully kept secret? What are the moral and ethical lines that are crossed by those who are working with Project 99? How does Rose become involved to the extent that she does, and what makes her want to expose the type of work being done? Why is she unsuccessful in her attempts to do so? What makes her stop trying?

Essay Topic 3

What is survivor's guilt? How does it usually present? Who typically suffers from survivor's guilt? Are there any standard treatments available to sufferers? If so, what are they? If not, what can be done to help those who are affected? How long will survivors guilt typically last? Is this something that can be treated with therapy? Are there medications available to help sufferers?

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