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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 does Nina do for Joe even as they are running for their lives?

2. What does Rose confirm?

3. How far off course was Flight 353 when it went into the ground?

4. What does Barbara tell Joe that she hopes he finds?

5. Who attempts to stop Joe, Rose and the men from Infiniface as they make their way through a private property above the beach?

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 miraculous admission does Mercy make that gives Joe hope again?

3. What facts does Joe share with Barbara about the flight that he has so far withheld from her?

4. How does Joe warn Barbara and keep her safe at the same time?

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

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

7. What bombshell does Rose drop on Joe in the basement of Santa-Fe-by-the-Sea?

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

9. What is the only thing that Joe can do, and why is it almost impossible for him to do so?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What special gifts does SSW-89-58 have? How do they manifest themselves at first? What is the initial indication that SSW-89-58 might be dangerous? What special precautions are taken to keep the handlers and doctors, as well as other staff members and society in general safe from SSW-89-58's intrusion? What is the purpose of sedation and how does that enable handlers to perform maintenance as necessary?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Barbara Christman so brutally honest with Joe as she describes the condition of the plane and the remains left behind? What is she hoping to communicate to him? Why does she feel that it is necessary to be so harsh? Is Joe in danger of losing himself to false hope when he finds the three seats that are still intact? What does he believe this proves?

Essay Topic 3

How are rage and grief linked? What associates these two emotions and why? Joe is barely in control of himself. How does this manifest itself? What indicators are there that point to a secondary causative as opposed to a simple response to the stimuli at hand? What steps does Joe take to attempt to bring this under control? Are these steps effective? Why or why not? Explain what Joe could be doing to help him through this time more effectively.

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