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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Shay do during the summer that Edward is not well enough to do yet in Part II?
2. What color is Jordan's winter coat in the picture Edward finds of him online in Part II?
3. Where does Edward immediately begin sleeping when he moves into his aunt and uncle's house?
4. Why does Lacey have to call Jane's dentist to ask him for her DNA samples?
5. What does Linda tell Florida because she does not have anyone else to tell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Edward want to wear all of his brother Jordan's clothes that he can find?
2. What does Benjamin Stillman think when he sees how the Adler family interacts with each other?
3. How does Crispin Cox treat his nurse on the plane in Part I?
4. Why are the Adlers moving from New York to Los Angeles?
5. In Part II, what is one thing Edward loved to do before the crash that he cannot bear the thought of afterwards?
6. What is Bruce Adler disappointed about in his professional life?
7. What is one of the few things Edward and Lacey do exclusively together in Part II that Edward likes and feels comfortable with?
8. Why does Linda think that Florida might be a little off-balance when they begin talking on the plane?
9. What is Linda Stollen thinking about when she boards the plane in Newark?
10. In Part I, how does Edward feel about going to live with Lacey and John?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Jordan and Edward Adler. How does reading Mahira's letter, and later meeting her, change Edward's perception of both his relationship with his brother and his own grieving experience?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Edward's relationship with his Uncle John changes so dramatically after he tells John he has been reading through all the letters for him? How does this revelation of Edward's to John also seem to change the dynamic between John, Lacey, and Edward? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Edward stop playing the piano after the plane crash, and what does the piano and playing the piano seem to symbolize for Edward? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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