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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 Edward's aunt tell him the first day she brings him back to her house?
2. What does Dr. Mike tell Edward is a phrase that refers to the experience of time passing without notice?
3. What university failed to offer Bruce Adler tenure, to his disappointment?
4. How old is Edward Adler in Part I?
5. What does Shay tell Edward to pretend during their first day at lunch in the new cafeteria?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part II, what is one thing Edward loved to do before the crash that he cannot bear the thought of afterwards?
2. What is one of the few things Edward and Lacey do exclusively together in Part II that Edward likes and feels comfortable with?
3. How does Crispin Cox treat his nurse on the plane in Part I?
4. Why does Linda think that Florida might be a little off-balance when they begin talking on the plane?
5. What does Edward do when he looks at John's tablet and realizes that John has been doing Internet searches for everything related to Edward and the crash?
6. What does Principal Arundhi propose to Edward when he first meets him to try to forge a connection with Edward?
7. In Part I, what is immediately the most unusual and extraordinary circumstance about the plane crash?
8. In Part I, how does Edward feel about going to live with Lacey and John?
9. In Part II, what thoughts are bothering Benjamin Stillman about his time in the army?
10. In Part I, how does Edward feel about the President's phone call to him in the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Napolitano's choice to alternate between the present day and the events of the day of the plane crash affect the reader's experience of this novel and the reader's understanding of the characters' development? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay analyzing Napolitano's treatment of the theme of guilt, particularly as expressed by the wife of the co-pilot whose mistakes were responsible for the plane crash and through Edward's feelings as the sole survivor of the tragedy.
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