View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did it crash?

2. Why does Joe go into his bank branch in Studio City?

3. What revelation occurs to him regarding his indifference?

4. Why doesn't Joe stop?

5. Who is Henry McKay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience does Joe have at the bank when he tries to withdraw his own money?

2. What do the two young men who approach him and ask him if he is holding bring to his attention?

3. What things draw his attention on the streets of the San Fernando Valley and why?

4. Why does Joe go to the beach in Santa Monica before going to visit the cemetery where his wife and daughters are?

5. What does Joe remember as he reviews the strange events at the cemetery; what action does he take and what conclusions does he draw?

6. Why does Joe experience these things despite not having been on the flight itself?

7. What does Joe question as he walks down the beach, and what do the robed men and women make him wonder?

8. What does Joe learn when he goes to the Vadence house?

9. What other indications are there that make it clear that Joe is being monitored?

10. Once Joe is safely back in his car and on the road, what thoughts are going through his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does CCY-21-21 first exhibit signs that she is more than just an ordinary young girl with above average intelligence? What prompts the first action on her behalf? What tasks is she asked to perform to confirm her abilities? During the execution of these tasks, what other special gift comes to light? What happens when Rose finally allows CCY-21-21 to share that gift with her as well? What does Rose do as a result and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the NTSB? What is their mandate or purpose when an accident such as Flight 353 occurs? How is the NTSB structured? What kind of professionals do they employ? What kind of tools do they employ to determine the reasons behind a crash? What is the purpose of this kind of investigation? What do they hope to learn? In the hierarchy of professionals that attend to a crash site, who has the ultimate control over how the site is handled?

Essay Topic 3

Who are Infiniface? What involvement do they have in the research that is done by Rose? How did they come to be aware of her research and what is their interest? What do they hope to find? Why do they present themselves as though they were a cult? Do all members of Infiniface wear robes and shave their heads? What do the members of Infiniface discover about most people that changes their behavior? How do they view Rose? Why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,228 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample