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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 is the flight number of the plane that crashed?

2. What term applies to his stop there?

3. What was her former position before retirement?

4. What is the mood at the Delmann home like?

5. Who is Rose revealed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions simultaneously thrill and repulse Joe?

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

3. How has Joe attempted to deal with these attacks?

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

5. What attitude seems consistent with the NTSB investigators that he manages to contact, including Barbara?

6. What debilitating episode does Joe suffer from and how often do they occur?

7. What is Joe just beginning to discover?

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

9. What sensations assault him as he is in the throws of an attack of this nature?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is survivor's guilt? How does it usually present? Who typically suffers from survivor's guilt? Are there any standard treatments available to sufferers? If so, what are they? If not, what can be done to help those who are affected? How long will survivors guilt typically last? Is this something that can be treated with therapy? Are there medications available to help sufferers?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of tasks is SSW-89-58 asked to perform on behalf of his handlers, his doctors and the government? What do they call these special missions? Why are they given that name? What are the five rewards given to SSW-89-58 for performing as he is directed to? What are the five punishments that can be doled out should the subject refuse to participate as directed, or stray from within the parameters of his instructions? What is the most fearsome trait that this subject is revealing?

Essay Topic 3

What are anxiety attacks? How do the anxiety attacks that Joe suffers present themselves? How often does he have them? Is there any rhyme or reason to the onset of these attacks, their severity, or their frequency? What kinds of treatment are available to those who suffer from these attacks? How effective are they? Are medications usually required? What kinds and how effective are they?

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