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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 author does Napolitano begin Part 2 with a quote from?
2. How many children were in Crispin's family growing up?
3. Where did Crispin grow up?
4. How much money will Edward get in compensation from the plane crash, when he comes of age?
5. Where does Lacey end up getting a job in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, what rattles Edward when he and John go to the hearing in Washington?
2. In Part IV, what is different about Harrison Cox's letter from the rest of the letters?
3. What does Mark ask Veronica in Part IV, and what does Veronica say in response?
4. Who gives Edward and John a ride away from the hearing and how does this person interact with Edward?
5. In Part III, what are Edward's feelings on New Year's Day?
6. In Part IV, what does Lacey tell Edward about his mother that he had not known before?
7. What does Edward do instead of partaking in gym class in Part III, and why?
8. What do Shay and Edward realize many of the letters in the garage ask of Edward?
9. In Part IV, what is Benjamin thinking about how to live his life after he arrives in Los Angeles?
10. Why are Lacey and John so panicked about Edward's health and mental state in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Napolitano's treatment of the theme of guilt, particularly as expressed by the wife of the co-pilot whose mistakes were responsible for the plane crash and through Edward's feelings as the sole survivor of the tragedy.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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