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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 many robed men does Joe see at the airport?

2. What sensation does he have?

3. What does Joe claim he doesn't have the courage to do?

4. What kind of plane was it?

5. What does he do while he waits for articles to be printed out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe remember as he reviews the strange events at the cemetery; what action does he take and what conclusions does he draw?

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

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

4. Why is being back in his old office and cubicle so difficult for Joe?

5. What happens to Bob's mother after she meets with Rose?

6. What does Joe learn when he goes to the Vadence house?

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

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

9. What is searching behavior and who is it common to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Barbara's position with the NTSB? What does she learn that places her life and the lives her extended family in jeopardy? What finally causes her to leave her job behind? What event assures her that she is powerless against those who want to affect the outcome of the investigation into Flight 353? What does she do to convince them that they have won?

Essay Topic 2

What questions does Joe have regarding the afterlife? What is an afterlife and why is it so important to Joe and to other family members of the victims of the crash of flight 353? What is the likelihood that an afterlife exists? Do you believe in an afterlife? What is the definition of a soul? Do our souls have the ability to carry on without the vessel of our body? If so, in what state do you believe this occurs? What do you believe happens when our bodies no longer support us?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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