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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university failed to offer Bruce Adler tenure, to his disappointment?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

2. What kind of music does John listen to when he jogs?
(a) Show tunes from Broadway.
(b) Heavy metal.
(c) Folk music.
(d) Rap.

3. Which airport do the Adlers take their flight from in Part I?
(a) Washington Dulles.
(b) Newark.
(c) JFK.
(d) Chicago O'Hare.

4. What does Linda tell Florida because she does not have anyone else to tell?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is gay.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She is getting a divorce.

5. Which state does Florida tell Linda she lived in a couple of hundred years ago?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Washington.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Ohio.

6. What is Edward's health problem that concerns his doctors and family after the crash?
(a) He loses his vision periodically.
(b) He has a shooting pain in his arm.
(c) He does not want to eat and loses a significant amount of weight.
(d) He has terrible insomnia.

7. Why does a moving truck come to Lacey's house in Part II?
(a) To bring all of Edward's family's belongings.
(b) To bring Edward's furniture from his old room back.
(c) To bring all the letters people have written to Edward.
(d) To move the family back to New York City.

8. How old was Shay when her father left?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

9. What does Bruce Adler do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a novelist.
(d) He is a mathematician and professor.

10. What has Jane often told Bruce about what she thinks about his career during fights they have had?
(a) He should encourage their children to go into his field.
(b) He should switch careers.
(c) He should push harder in his career.
(d) He should take time off from his career.

11. What does Shay tell Edward to pretend during their first day at lunch in the new cafeteria?
(a) They are in the Great Hall together like in the Harry Potter books.
(b) They are out on the lake together alone.
(c) They are back at his house in New York City.
(d) Jordan is sitting next to him.

12. What does Jordan ask his mother to do for him from first class on the plane?
(a) Give him her dessert.
(b) Share her hot towels with him.
(c) Save him some champagne.
(d) Save him the menu.

13. Where is the Adler family moving in Part I?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) New York.

14. Why is the school drop-off and pick-up line much more crowded the first day Edward attends school in Part II?
(a) There are many more students attending school that year.
(b) A new celebrity teen singer has started school there and people want to try to see her.
(c) Two schools have been combined into one and there is too much traffic.
(d) People are trying to catch a glimpse of Edward.

15. Who does Benjamin think about from the army on the plane in Part II?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Gavin.
(c) Fred.
(d) Betram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the flight number that Edward was on with his family that crashes?

2. What was the handle of the Twitter account that someone made in Edward's name?

3. What irritates Benjamin about the appearance of the civilians on the plane with him?

4. Why does Jane Adler sit in first class on the plane, separate from her family?

5. In Part II, how did Louisa eventually start all her letters to Crispin?

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