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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 does he run into from his past?

2. Who is the van registered to?

3. When Joe calls Rose's listed telephone number, how does he identify himself?

4. What does he hear that causes him concern?

5. How old was Chrissie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Bob's mother after she meets with Rose?

2. Who is the only person that seems to understand the way Joe feels, and is his lifeline?

3. What does Joe find when he arrives at the Delmann house on the anniversary of the crash of Flight 353?

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

5. Why is being back in his old office and cubicle so difficult for Joe?

6. How has Joe attempted to deal with these attacks?

7. Who does Joe try to reach when he returns to the motel, and why is it so difficult?

8. What do Joe and Beth talk about when he calls her in the early morning hours?

9. What unusual event occurs at the cemetery when Joe finally musters the strength to face his family's resting place?

10. What debilitating episode does Joe suffer from and how often do they occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What questions does Joe have regarding the afterlife? What is an afterlife and why is it so important to Joe and to other family members of the victims of the crash of flight 353? What is the likelihood that an afterlife exists? Do you believe in an afterlife? What is the definition of a soul? Do our souls have the ability to carry on without the vessel of our body? If so, in what state do you believe this occurs? What do you believe happens when our bodies no longer support us?

Essay Topic 2

Why is SSW-89-58 tasked with ending the lives of both Rose and CCY-21-21? What possible harm could they be to Project 99? What other reasons do the project managers have for fearing CCY-21-21? What can this subject do that might change the entire project, not to mention the people who run it? Why are they unable to see the benefit of these gifts? What one major character flaw do they possess that prevents them from wanting the gift she is able to offer?

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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