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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shay tell Edward about getting into college?
(a) Edward can get in wherever he wants, if he writes about the crash in his essay.
(b) Edward should study hard so he is sure he gets into college.
(c) Edward will not fit in in college.
(d) Edward should not even go to college.

2. What does Harrison Cox tell Edward in his letter?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is trying to write every day.
(c) He is going to take over his father's businesses.
(d) He is getting divorced.

3. What does Principal Arundhi tell Edward to do "when in doubt"?
(a) Play piano.
(b) Visit friends.
(c) Read books.
(d) Plant a garden.

4. What is Lacey's favorite movie?
(a) Back to the Future.
(b) Bright Lines.
(c) Steel Magnolias.
(d) Beaches.

5. How many children were in Crispin's family growing up?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part III, what does Crispin think he should have done when his kids were young?

2. Who sends Edward a letter that makes him want to go meet this person for the first time?

3. What does Edward have trouble with in the car that takes him and his uncle back to their own car after the hearing?

4. Who is the first letter Shay reads to Edward from?

5. Why do Edward and Shay have to wait to open the duffel bags in the garage until after Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what does Jax Lassio give to Edward that shocks him, and why does Jax give it to him?

2. In Part IV, what does Louisa Cox give as a gift to Edward and what does she ask of him?

3. What is one of the reasons Edward does not want to to go the unveiling ceremony of the crash memorial?

4. In Part IV, what question does Besa confront Edward with?

5. What does Edward confess to Shay that he thinks the duffel bags of letters he finds in his uncle's garage could be?

6. In Part IV, what is different about Harrison Cox's letter from the rest of the letters?

7. Who is the first person to directly approach Edward about what happened on the plane, and how does Edward react?

8. What does Jordan notice about Mark and Veronica that almost no one else on the plane seems to have noticed?

9. In Part III, what are Edward's feelings on New Year's Day?

10. In Part III, why does Shay tell Edward he cannot sleep in her room any more?

(see the answer keys)

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