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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's loss is Joe Carpenter suffering?

2. What sensation does he have?

3. When he calls the number Rose left in the note, what kind of meeting is set up and with whom?

4. Where does he go after K-Mart?

5. What does he pull over to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Joe and Beth talk about when he calls her in the early morning hours?

3. What does Joe question as he walks down the beach, and what do the robed men and women make him wonder?

4. What does Joe learn about Teknologik?

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

6. What is Joe just beginning to discover?

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

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

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

10. Once Joe is safely back in his car and on the road, what thoughts are going through his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Project 99? Why is it so carefully kept secret? What are the moral and ethical lines that are crossed by those who are working with Project 99? How does Rose become involved to the extent that she does, and what makes her want to expose the type of work being done? Why is she unsuccessful in her attempts to do so? What makes her stop trying?

Essay Topic 2

Who are Infiniface? What involvement do they have in the research that is done by Rose? How did they come to be aware of her research and what is their interest? What do they hope to find? Why do they present themselves as though they were a cult? Do all members of Infiniface wear robes and shave their heads? What do the members of Infiniface discover about most people that changes their behavior? How do they view Rose? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Barbara Christman so brutally honest with Joe as she describes the condition of the plane and the remains left behind? What is she hoping to communicate to him? Why does she feel that it is necessary to be so harsh? Is Joe in danger of losing himself to false hope when he finds the three seats that are still intact? What does he believe this proves?

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