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

2. What irritates Benjamin about the appearance of the civilians on the plane with him?
(a) They are sloppy and rumpled.
(b) They are all morbidly overweight.
(c) They are too formally dressed.
(d) They are all underweight and weak-looking.

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

4. Jordan thinks on the plane that Eddie is the one with the talent and Jordan is the one with which of the following?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Baggage.
(d) Creativity.

5. What has Linda Stollen just told her father that made her father laugh at her?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She will never ask him for money again.
(c) She is getting two jobs to support herself.
(d) She is moving abroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Benjamin think he got shot in the army, at least in part?

2. Who helps Lacey and Edward unpack the boxes of his family's belongings?

3. How many ex-wives does Crispin have?

4. What is the only secret Jordan ever keeps from Eddie?

5. What does Dr. Mike tell Edward is a phrase that refers to the experience of time passing without notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Crispin Cox treat his nurse on the plane in Part I?

2. What does Principal Arundhi propose to Edward when he first meets him to try to forge a connection with Edward?

3. Why does Dr. Mike tell Edward that so many people seem to want to tell Edward about their own lives?

4. In Part I, why is Florida traveling to Los Angeles?

5. Why does Edward want to wear all of his brother Jordan's clothes that he can find?

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

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

8. What is Crispin Cox thinking about right after he boards the plane in Part I?

9. What are some of the reasons Bruce Adler decided to homeschool his children?

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

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