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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. Who is Mahalia to Rose?

2. What secret does she finally reveal?

3. Where does Rose ask those with Nina to take her?

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

5. What motivated Joe as a child to excel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe counter her pessimism regarding the possibility that anyone could have survived?

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

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

4. What does the Project 99's SSW-89-58 do first when he remotely enters the cabin that Joe, Louis and Nina are in?

5. What has time with Nina given Joe?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What similarities are there between CCY-21-21 and SSW-89-58? How are their beginnings related? Why are they valued differently by their handlers? While both are feared to some degree, why is only one is kept in a strictly controlled and isolated environment? What would the outcome of freedom for this subject be? How do the handlers ensure cooperation?

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