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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He can not go on after losing his family.
(c) He did not hate his family.
(d) His mother spent more time with him than his father.

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

3. What author does Napolitano begin Part 2 with a quote from?
(a) Jane Farthington.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

4. What is one major reason Edward does not want to go to the crash memorial ceremony in Part III?
(a) He does not want to cry in front of people.
(b) He does not want to leave his aunt and uncle.
(c) He does not want to think about his family any more.
(d) He does not want to fly again.

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

6. How does Linda react to the food on the plane?
(a) She is repulsed by it.
(b) She wishes she had ordered an alcoholic drink.
(c) She wishes she had ordered a vegetarian meal.
(d) She is ravenous and eats it all.

7. What does Principal Arundhi suggest Edward could do rather than participate in a group gym class?
(a) Lift weights alone.
(b) Play piano in music class.
(c) Run around the track.
(d) Go to study hall.

8. What does Jordan resolve to do as soon as he lands?
(a) Text Mahira and tell her what he feels for her.
(b) Text Eddie from the airport lounge.
(c) Insist on driving the car.
(d) Refuse to carry his own suitcase.

9. Where do John and Edward travel for the hearing about the plane crash in Part III?
(a) Denver.
(b) New York City.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Washington D.C.

10. What does Jordan tell Bruce about the change in his eating habits in Part III?
(a) He will only eat meat from now on.
(b) He has become a vegan.
(c) He will only eat dairy from now on.
(d) He has become a vegetarian.

11. What does Edward tell Shay about that he says disproves her claim that he is less likely to get in a plane crash again?
(a) The hot hand.
(b) The gambler's fallacy.
(c) The law of thirds.
(d) The availability heuristic.

12. What does Edward tell Shay about his hunch about who wrote all the letters in the duffel bags?
(a) They might be from other children who experienced trauma.
(b) They might all be from Mrs. Cox.
(c) They might be from the ghosts of all the people who died on the plane, including his family.
(d) They might be from fans of his.

13. Who was Veronica's last boyfriend?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Mark.
(d) Laurence.

14. What does Edward find in John's garage?
(a) Lots of tools.
(b) Locked duffel bags and documentation about the flight and the crash.
(c) Painting materials.
(d) Model airplanes.

15. Who does Benjamin talk to on the plane while waiting for the bathroom?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Leonard.
(c) Edward.
(d) Sonny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edward shove in gym class in Part III?

2. What happens to Crispin on the flight in Part IV?

3. Who does Florida tell Linda had been a dear friend of hers in a past life?

4. What does Edward have to do in Part III in school that he dreads?

5. Who gives Edward and John a ride back to their car after the hearing?

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