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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. Why does Jane Adler sit in first class on the plane, separate from her family?

2. What is the name Edward always went by before the crash?

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

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

5. What does Bruce Adler do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Napolitano explores and exposes the dynamics of the Adler family before they even board their doomed flight, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What regrets does Crispin Cox have, despite his fame and fortune? How does Napolitano link the characters of Crispin Cox and Mark Lassio? 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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