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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shay tell Edward he can not sleep in her room any longer?
(a) She has gotten her period and they are getting too old to share a room at night.
(b) She is too attracted to Edward and she does not feel right sleeping in the same room with him.
(c) She has to move on and make other friends.
(d) She and Besa are moving away soon and she needs to start separating from Edward.

2. What does Edward tell the person who drives him and his Uncle John to their car after the hearing in Part III about how he felt about his family?
(a) His father spent more time with him than his mother.
(b) His mother spent more time with him than his father.
(c) He can not go on after losing his family.
(d) He did not hate his family.

3. Why do Edward and Shay have to wait to open the duffel bags in the garage until after Christmas?
(a) Shay has to go visit her grandmother.
(b) Besa is up very late around the holidays so Shay can not sneak out of the house late at night.
(c) Shay has a lot of parties to go to.
(d) Besa has insisted on spending every night with Shay.

4. What happens on the plane just as the doctor examines Crispin?
(a) A wing cracks off.
(b) One of its engines fails.
(c) Smoke fills the cabin.
(d) It sways dangerously.

5. Who is Edward's gym teacher?
(a) Mr. King.
(b) Mrs. Klingman.
(c) Mrs. Tuhane.
(d) Mrs. Daniels.

6. In Part III, what does Crispin think he should have done when his kids were young?
(a) Gone to their graduations.
(b) Taken them camping when they asked.
(c) Gone to their weddings.
(d) Given them more things.

7. What book is Jordan reading on the plane?
(a) Circe.
(b) The Cider House Rules.
(c) The Dutch House.
(d) A Prayer for Owen Meany.

8. What kind of book does Mrs. Cox give Edward in Part IV?
(a) A book on investing.
(b) A book on math.
(c) A book on fencing.
(d) A book on baking.

9. What do many of the letters to Edward in the duffel bags include?
(a) A request for him to live a certain way.
(b) Money.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Requests for media appearances.

10. What does Mark take on the airplane that makes him feel good?
(a) A caffeine pill.
(b) A valium.
(c) Some ketamine.
(d) A shot of vodka.

11. Who does Edward shove in gym class in Part III?
(a) Shay.
(b) Michael.
(c) Warren.
(d) Margaret.

12. What do most of the people waiting for Edward outside the hearing ask him about?
(a) How he is doing in school.
(b) The money he is receiving.
(c) Their loved ones who died in the plane crash.
(d) Where he lives now.

13. Who does Florida tell Linda had been a dear friend of hers in a past life?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Cleopatra.

14. What does Mark tell Veronica after they have sex that he immediately regrets?
(a) He never wants to see her again.
(b) He wants to start a serious relationship with her.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He is grateful for her.

15. What does Besa ask Edward that deeply embarrasses him in Part IV?
(a) Whether he is having sex with Shay.
(b) Whether he loves Lacey.
(c) Whether he needs money.
(d) Whether he loves Shay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crispin tell his lawyer the morning he gets on the flight in Part III?

2. What is one major reason Edward does not want to go to the crash memorial ceremony in Part III?

3. What does Florida tell Linda is the trick to making meat taste good?

4. How many children were in Crispin's family growing up?

5. What do Mark and Veronica do in Part III?

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