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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. Where do she and Joe live?

2. What do the men from Inifinace reveal to Rose?

3. What does Joe tell Rose first?

4. Who first accosts Joe and Rose on the beach?

5. What does Rose claim is the only hope for the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Barbara so afraid that she will reveal nothing to Joe on the phone and then won't even talk to him at her door?

2. What does Barbara remember as they are leaving the crash site and why is she almost reluctant to tell Joe about it?

3. Why do Infiniface members reveal they wear robes and shave their heads?

4. What convoluted route must Joe take for his meeting with 'Demi'?

5. What miraculous admission does Mercy make that gives Joe hope again?

6. How does Barbara try to keep Joe from taking false hope from the existence of the three seats found unscathed?

7. Why does Joe believe that in the year that has passed, Rose has never tried to return Nina to him if she really had his daughter?

8. Why does Joe decide Barbara shouldn't tell him anymore, and why does she insist?

9. In what five ways is SSW-89-58 rewarded for good behavior?

10. What point does Barbara make that Joe hasn't thought of?

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

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 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?

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