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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 university failed to offer Bruce Adler tenure, to his disappointment?

2. What has Linda Stollen just told her father that made her father laugh at her?

3. How old is Jordan Adler in Part I?

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

5. What does Linda Stollen buy in the airport shop before boarding the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jane Adler sit in first class, away from her husband and two sons?

2. In Part I, how does Edward feel about the President's phone call to him in the hospital?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Part I, why does Edward begin sleeping in Shay's bedroom every night?

9. 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?

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

Write an essay analyzing Napolitano's handling of the theme of trauma. How does Edward work through his trauma, and how do other characters in the novel, both his age and older, both loved ones and strangers, help him through the process?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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