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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 was her former position before retirement?

2. What interrupts his journey?

3. What does Dewey tell him on his way out?

4. Who's loss is Joe Carpenter suffering?

5. What is inside the envelope from Dewey?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is at the Delmann house, and what surprises does she reveal?

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

4. What actions simultaneously thrill and repulse Joe?

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

6. What does Joe uncover about the white Ford van that was at the cemetery?

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

8. Who does Joe try to reach when he returns to the motel, and why is it so difficult?

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

10. What do the two young men who approach him and ask him if he is holding bring to his attention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the company Teknologik? What is their purpose? Why are they described as a company that cannot fail? What kind of corporate structure does Teknologik have? How is the government involved in their operations if at all? What kinds of complications can arise from this kind of arrangement? Is the financial input available in this arrangement something that skews the results that may come from the company or its researchers.

Essay Topic 2

What is the NTSB? What is their mandate or purpose when an accident such as Flight 353 occurs? How is the NTSB structured? What kind of professionals do they employ? What kind of tools do they employ to determine the reasons behind a crash? What is the purpose of this kind of investigation? What do they hope to learn? In the hierarchy of professionals that attend to a crash site, who has the ultimate control over how the site is handled?

Essay Topic 3

Why is SSW-89-58 tasked with ending the lives of both Rose and CCY-21-21? What possible harm could they be to Project 99? What other reasons do the project managers have for fearing CCY-21-21? What can this subject do that might change the entire project, not to mention the people who run it? Why are they unable to see the benefit of these gifts? What one major character flaw do they possess that prevents them from wanting the gift she is able to offer?

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