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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. How did Hennessy die as discussed in Chapters 15-16?

2. What questions does Katzka ask Abby in Chapter 11?

3. What does Elaine have too much of at her husband's wake?

4. What is UNOS?

5. What account did Elaine find after her husband had died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Parr do to Abby in Chapter 13 after searching her locker? Why?

2. Why does Abby begin to think she is being followed by a van in Chapter 15? What does she do about it?

3. Where does Abby go to find answers on Kunstler and Hennessy? Who sees her there and chases her down for a discussion?

4. Who are the passengers in the aft cabin as discussed in Chapter 14?

5. Why does Abby suspect that Mark is in on the sale of human organs? What danger does Vivien suggest this poses for Abby?

6. Why is Abby's locker searched in Chapter 13? What is found?

7. How does Mary Allen die? Who pronounces her death?

8. What does Abby ask Nina Voss to do in Chapter 18? Does she agree?

9. What happens to Yakov at the end of Chapter 19? What does this suggest about his chances of survival?

10. How does Mark react when Abby asks him about the deaths of Kunstler and Hennessy? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are children routinely taken off the freight ship? Where are they going? What does the helicopter come for? What is behind the locked blue door? Why does Yakov want to go behind the blue door? How come Yakov panics when it is his turn to go behind the blue door? What happens to Aleksei when he goes behind the blue door? Why do the other children think the boys are disappearing? Why does no one question the activities taking place on the freight ship?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Vivien Chao? How does the author describe her? What do you think this description says about the character? How does this description influence the reader's reaction to this character? Is the description accurate? Why does Vivien want to get Josh O'Day a heart? What, in Vivien's opinion, is stopping Josh from getting his heart? Is this true? What does Vivien do to get Josh his heart? Has Vivien done anything wrong? Why is Vivien forced to resign over this? Is this fair?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Aaron Levi? How does Abby come to know him? How does the reader meet him? What kind of person is Aaron? Why is Aaron unhappy when he learns that Abby will be treating Nina Voss' post-op fever? Why does Aaron not show up at the hospital as his wife thought he would? What happens when everyone learns Aaron has died? What is the funeral like? What odd thing happens at the wake that causes Abby some concern? Where does Elaine Levi go later that causes Abby and a cop to wonder about Aaron's death? How did Aaron die? Why?

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