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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. How did the dates in which John returned to the United States and the date on which he scheduled the meeting regarding the videotape foreshadow disaster?

2. Who does John have breakfast with the morning of September 10?

3. How does John convince the police sergeant to give him directions to the Winslow house in Chapter 43?

4. Where does Jill Winslow's husband go in Chapter 44 that allows John to speak to her alone?

5. Who does the maid from the Bayview Hotel tell John interviewed her the day after the crash of TWA Flight 800?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nash ask of John when he hears the title of the movie John plans to allow him to view at their meeting?

2. What threat does Koenig make to John when they speak the day before the scheduled meeting?

3. With whom does John fight at his and Kate's going away party and why?

4. What does John find at home after searching all day for Kate?

5. What does Jill promise to do for John when Kate arrives?

6. What does Kate have to say about the conspiracy to hide the tape when John is done catching her up on the case?

7. What does Nash first tell John about the crash of Flight 800 when they meet on the beach?

8. Who all does John tell Jill will be at the meeting the following day?

9. Who does Dom Fanelli tell John was waiting for Kate at the airport?

10. What does John hear as he approaches the North Tower a few minutes behind Jill and Kate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following relationships and how they influence the development of the plot:

1) John and Kate

2) Jill and Bud

3) John and Nash

4) Kate and Nash

Essay Topic 2

Discuss John Corey. Who is John? What does he do for a living? How does John happen to attend the fifth anniversary memorial for the crash victims of TWA Flight 800? Why is John warned away from investigating TWA Flight 800 before he even considers the idea? Why would FBI special agent Liam Griffith think that John might want to investigate the crash? Who is John's wife? What is her involvement in the investigation of the crash?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast one of the following settings:

1) Westhampton and John's small apartment

2) Windows on the World Restaurant and the small Greek coffee shop

3) Bayview Hotel and the Plaza Hotel.

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