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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 tell the person who drives him and his Uncle John to their car after the hearing in Part III about how he felt about his family?

2. Why is Edward so upset on New Year's Day in Part III?

3. What does Mark tell Veronica after they have sex that he immediately regrets?

4. What book does Shay start to read out loud for her and Edward in Part III?

5. How long have Jane and Bruce been married at the time of the flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, why does Edward decide to start to change his eating habits?

2. What secret does Jordan have from everyone else in his family?

3. In Part IV, what does Jax Lassio give to Edward that shocks him, and why does Jax give it to him?

4. In Part IV, what does Louisa Cox give as a gift to Edward and what does she ask of him?

5. What does Edward do instead of partaking in gym class in Part III, and why?

6. In Part IV, what starts to happen on the airplane just around the time Crispin Cox is pronounced dead?

7. What does Jordan tell Bruce in Part III about his diet that upsets Bruce?

8. Why is Edward so upset about having to participate in gym class in Part III?

9. What do Shay and Edward realize many of the letters in the garage ask of Edward?

10. In Part IV, what question does Besa confront Edward with?

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

Write an essay exploring the challenges Lacey and John have faced as a couple before taking Edward into their care, and explain how taking Edward in changes their relationship to each other.

Essay Topic 3

How does visiting Madame Victory change Edward's outlook on the responsibilities and pressures he has been feeling as the sole survivor of the crash? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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