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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 he experiencing?

2. Other than Wallace Blick, what does Joe discover in the back of the van?

3. Why is Joe annoyed by the two women who set up near him?

4. What do the men do when they see her?

5. Where has she retired to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What other indications are there that make it clear that Joe is being monitored?

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

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

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

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

7. What is it about Dewey's greeting to Joe that embarrasses them both and exemplifies why Joe has avoided all of his old friends and colleagues?

8. How does Joe try to verify Rose?

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

10. What actions simultaneously thrill and repulse Joe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why does hate CCY-21-21 at first? What prompts him to risk his own life to save hers anyway? What dangers do he and CCY-21-21 face both in the cabin and as they flee from it? How does CCY-21-21 end up with the name Nina? Who gives it to her and when? What initial gift does 'Nina' share with Joe as they flee the cabin? Why does Joe refuse the grandest gift she has to offer for so long? What finally happens that changes his mind? At this point, how has 'Nina' already affected Joe merely by her constant presence?

Essay Topic 3

What single event gives Joe renewed hope and a reason to begin living again? What does he learn that changes everything, and brings him out of his year long depression? Who discloses the information to him, and what does he learn as a result of his continued investigation? Who does Joe believe he will have contact with again, and why?

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