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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 part of the plane freezes and begins the sequence of problems that lead to the crash?
2. What does Mark take on the airplane that makes him feel good?
3. What does Principal Arundhi suggest Edward could do rather than participate in a group gym class?
4. What do many of the letters to Edward in the duffel bags include?
5. Where do John and Edward travel for the hearing about the plane crash in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the reasons Edward does not want to to go the unveiling ceremony of the crash memorial?
2. In Part IV, what does Louisa Cox give as a gift to Edward and what does she ask of him?
3. In Part III, what rattles Edward when he and John go to the hearing in Washington?
4. What does Jordan notice about Mark and Veronica that almost no one else on the plane seems to have noticed?
5. What secret does Jordan have from everyone else in his family?
6. In Part IV, what is different about Harrison Cox's letter from the rest of the letters?
7. What does Edward confess to Shay that he thinks the duffel bags of letters he finds in his uncle's garage could be?
8. In Part IV, what is Benjamin thinking about how to live his life after he arrives in Los Angeles?
9. What do Shay and Edward realize many of the letters in the garage ask of Edward?
10. In Part III, what are Edward's feelings on New Year's Day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Edward's relationship with his Uncle John changes so dramatically after he tells John he has been reading through all the letters for him? How does this revelation of Edward's to John also seem to change the dynamic between John, Lacey, and Edward? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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