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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 name does Linda plan on using for herself when she gets to California?
2. Who is Linda's boyfriend she is meeting in California?
3. What had Florida done some years earlier with her husband, Bobby, in New York City?
4. What is Edward's health problem that concerns his doctors and family after the crash?
5. Why does a moving truck come to Lacey's house in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, how does Edward feel about going to live with Lacey and John?
2. Why does the flight attendant, Veronica, attract so much attention?
3. What are some of the reasons Bruce Adler decided to homeschool his children?
4. In Part II, what is one thing Edward loved to do before the crash that he cannot bear the thought of afterwards?
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. In Part I, why does Edward begin sleeping in Shay's bedroom every night?
7. Why are the Adlers moving from New York to Los Angeles?
8. What is Bruce Adler disappointed about in his professional life?
9. What does Benjamin Stillman think when he sees how the Adler family interacts with each other?
10. What does Jordan do at the Newark airport that embarrasses his parents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who are some of the characters Edward meets for the first time after the crash who help him navigate his process of grieving and growing, and how do they help him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Immediately after the crash, what are some of the things adults do and say to Edward that he finds unbearable and/or confusing? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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