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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. Who is Edward's therapist?

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

3. What does Shay tell Edward to pretend during their first day at lunch in the new cafeteria?

4. What kind of movie has Jane always wanted to write?

5. Who is Edward's aunt that he goes to live with after the crash?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part I, how does Edward feel about going to live with Lacey and John?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does visiting Madame Victory change Edward's outlook on the responsibilities and pressures he has been feeling as the sole survivor of the crash? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the challenges Lacey and John have faced as a couple before taking Edward into their care, and explain how taking Edward in changes their relationship to each other.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Edward chooses to visit the crash memorial site when he does, right after graduating from high school, and how does he feel when he gets there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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