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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What eludes Joe at the beach?
(a) The purpose of the deaths he has witnessed.
(b) A connection to God.
(c) A connection to life.
(d) The feeling of peace.

2. Where does Joe stop on his way to the cemetery?
(a) Beach house restaurant.
(b) Santa Monica wharf.
(c) Santa Monica pier.
(d) Santa Monica beach.

3. What did she do first?
(a) She stripped naked.
(b) She baked bread.
(c) She taped a goodbye.
(d) She called her family to say goodbye.

4. What does Joe smell and taste?
(a) The smog.
(b) The fresh air.
(c) The smoke.
(d) The automotive exhaust.

5. What does Joe realize as he is leaving?
(a) That time is changing.
(b) That he can't be found there.
(c) That he has figured it all out.
(d) That he is losing his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he pull over to do?

2. What does he do with the tracking device?

3. What is he trying to find out?

4. What does he suddenly remember as he reviews the events at the cemetery?

5. Who is Henry McKay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rose want Lisa to meet the plane when she flew home a year previous?

2. Why does Joe go to the beach in Santa Monica before going to visit the cemetery where his wife and daughters are?

3. What experience does Joe have at the bank when he tries to withdraw his own money?

4. What did Dewey give Joe on his way in, and how is it relevant?

5. Who is the only person that seems to understand the way Joe feels, and is his lifeline?

6. What things draw his attention on the streets of the San Fernando Valley and why?

7. What does Joe discover inside the van that surprises him?

8. Why does Joe experience these things despite not having been on the flight itself?

9. What unusual event occurs at the cemetery when Joe finally musters the strength to face his family's resting place?

10. What has happened in Joe's life since the plane crash?

(see the answer keys)

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