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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 Shay about his hunch about who wrote all the letters in the duffel bags?
2. What does Florida tell Linda she wants to do most when she gets to Los Angeles?
3. Who gives Edward millions of dollars in a check in the letter he sends to Edward?
4. What is Lacey's favorite movie?
5. What book is Jordan reading on the plane?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what is different about Harrison Cox's letter from the rest of the letters?
2. Who is the first person to directly approach Edward about what happened on the plane, and how does Edward react?
3. In Part IV, what does Lacey tell Edward about his mother that he had not known before?
4. In Part III, why does Shay tell Edward he cannot sleep in her room any more?
5. What does Mark ask Veronica in Part IV, and what does Veronica say in response?
6. In Part IV, what question does Besa confront Edward with?
7. In Part IV, what is Benjamin thinking about how to live his life after he arrives in Los Angeles?
8. In Part IV, what does Louisa Cox give as a gift to Edward and what does she ask of him?
9. In Part III, what rattles Edward when he and John go to the hearing in Washington?
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
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
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 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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