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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. Who helps John find Marie Gubitosi?
2. What does Koenig tell John in Chapter 30 about the videotape?
3. What warning does a friend of John's from the NYPD tell him about his re-investigation into the crash of Flight 800?
4. What part of the investigation was Kate openly barred from pursuing during the first investigation?
5. Why does Siben insist a missile could not have taken down TWA Flight 800?
Short Essay Questions
1. What key evidence did the FBI hide from Marie Gubitosi while she was investigating the couple from the beach?
2. What interview did Marie Gubitosi conduct that John now feels is significant in regards to the couple on the beach the night of the plane crash?
3. What question comes to John's mind after he views both the hotel room and the spot on the beach where the couple possibly videotaped the plane crash?
4. What does Kate tell John about how she came to know about the police finding the blanket from Bayview Hotel on the beach the night of the crash?
5. Why does Kate tell John she would like him to re-investigate the crash of TWA Flight 800?
6. Why does Kate suspect Koenig wants to see her the following morning and Steiner wants to see John?
7. What kind of camera did Nash tell Kate the lens cap came from?
8. What is the result of John's meeting with Stein?
9. What is the CIA's theory as to the orange light many witnesses reported seeing coming from the ocean toward the plane?
10. What does Jill see in the sky just before the plane explodes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a descriptive passage that discusses the motivation of one of the following characters and how that motivation impacts the development of the plot:
1) John Corey
2) Kate Mayfield
3) Jack Koenig
4) Ted Nash
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following themes in detail, including examples from the novel:
1) Terrorism
2) Political conspiracy
3) Infidelity.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss John's decision to continue pursuing the investigation even after being warned away. Why did John begin investigating the crash? Why does he continue to investigate? What is John's overall goal in investigating this crash? Does John go into the investigation with the belief that terrorists are involved, or does John have some other motive for beginning this investigation? How many times is John warned to stay away from the investigation? Who gives these warnings? What are their motives?
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