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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. How old is Jordan Adler in Part I?

2. What does Edward discover is John's password for his tablet?

3. What does Edward's aunt tell him the first day she brings him back to her house?

4. Who helps Lacey and Edward unpack the boxes of his family's belongings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Benjamin Stillman think when he sees how the Adler family interacts with each other?

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

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

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

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

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

What is Edward most surprised and upset by in the way they world views and reacts to him as the sole survivor of a crash that killed 191 people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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