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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Benjamin think he got shot in the army, at least in part?
(a) He was distracted by his mother's death.
(b) He was ashamed he never went to college.
(c) He was anguished and sleep deprived over his fight with Gavin.
(d) He was worried over his financial situation.

5. Who is Edward's aunt that he goes to live with after the crash?
(a) Jan.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Lacey.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Edward Adler in Part I?

2. What does Linda tell Florida she expects her boyfriend might do when she sees him in Los Angeles?

3. Who is the uncle Edward goes to live with after the crash?

4. Why does Jane like Florida's skirt?

5. Who is the next-door neighbor the same age as Edward when he moves in with his aunt and uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bruce Adler disappointed about in his professional life?

2. What does Benjamin Stillman think when he sees how the Adler family interacts with each other?

3. In Part I, what is immediately the most unusual and extraordinary circumstance about the plane crash?

4. Why does the flight attendant, Veronica, attract so much attention?

5. Why does Linda think that Florida might be a little off-balance when they begin talking on the plane?

6. In Part II, what thoughts are bothering Benjamin Stillman about his time in the army?

7. What is Linda Stollen thinking about when she boards the plane in Newark?

8. In Part I, why does Edward begin sleeping in Shay's bedroom every night?

9. Why does Jane Adler sit in first class, away from her husband and two sons?

10. In Part II, what is one thing Edward loved to do before the crash that he cannot bear the thought of afterwards?

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