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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 miss, but also not want to start doing again, after the crash?

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

3. Where does the plane the Adler family is on eventually crash?

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

5. Why does Benjamin think he got shot in the army, at least in part?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are the Adlers moving from New York to Los Angeles?

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

7. What is one of the few things Edward and Lacey do exclusively together in Part II that Edward likes and feels comfortable with?

8. 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?

9. What is Bruce Adler disappointed about in his professional life?

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

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

How does Edward feel upon realizing Jax Lassio has gifted him more than seven million dollars, and why do you think he does not tell his aunt and uncle about the money for a long time? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the turmoil Benjamin Stillman is dealing with at the time of the crash, and describe what plans he had made about his path forward in life.

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