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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 back at his house in New York City.
(b) They are out on the lake together alone.
(c) They are in the Great Hall together like in the Harry Potter books.
(d) Jordan is sitting next to him.

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

3. Who is Linda's boyfriend she is meeting in California?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Gary.
(d) Pearce.

4. Where does Edward immediately begin sleeping when he moves into his aunt and uncle's house?
(a) Outside on the deck.
(b) The basement.
(c) The living room couch.
(d) The girl next door's bedroom.

5. What do Edward and Lacey do almost every afternoon together in Part II?
(a) Play baseball.
(b) Clean.
(c) Watch a soap opera.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruce Adler do for a living?

2. Which character on the plane has served in the military?

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

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

5. What does Linda tell Florida because she does not have anyone else to tell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part I, why does Edward feel so strange about his new bedroom being in Lacey's and John's would-be nursery?

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

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

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

6. Why are the Adlers moving from New York to Los Angeles?

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

8. In Part I, how does Edward feel about the President's phone call to him in the hospital?

9. What is one of the few things Edward and Lacey do exclusively together in Part II that Edward likes and feels comfortable with?

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

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