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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 had Florida done some years earlier with her husband, Bobby, in New York City?
2. Why does Jane Adler sit in first class on the plane, separate from her family?
3. How does Benjamin's fight with Gavin start?
4. Who approaches Edward in Part II to ask about someone who died in the crash?
5. What is the name Edward always went by before the crash?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Linda think that Florida might be a little off-balance when they begin talking on the plane?
2. In Part I, what is immediately the most unusual and extraordinary circumstance about the plane crash?
3. 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?
4. What is Bruce Adler disappointed about in his professional life?
5. In Part II, what thoughts are bothering Benjamin Stillman about his time in the army?
6. Why does Edward want to wear all of his brother Jordan's clothes that he can find?
7. What is Linda Stollen thinking about when she boards the plane in Newark?
8. Why does the flight attendant, Veronica, attract so much attention?
9. What is one of the few things Edward and Lacey do exclusively together in Part II that Edward likes and feels comfortable with?
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
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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