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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. What does Annie describe doing when she saw her former boyfriend at the store in Session 13?

2. What animal did Annie's abductor kill which she had tamed, as she describes in Session 12?

3. How old was Annie when her father and sister were killed in an automobile accident?

4. What was the woman's occupation who befriended Annie's abductor in a logging camp?

5. Chevy Stevens worked first as a rep for a giftware company and then as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interaction did Annie have with her captor upon first awakening in the cabin, as described in Session 2?

2. Where was Annie when she went into labor? How does she describe this time in Session 11?

3. Describe the bath given to Annie by her abductor, as described in Session 3. What did she call the abductor?

4. What took place on the morning of Annie's abduction, as described in Session 1?

5. How did Annie's abductor respond to her passivity when he attempted to rape her? What threats does Annie describe in Session 5 that changed her response to the abductor?

6. How does Annie describe her initial reactions to her pregnancy in Session 8? How did her abductor react?

7. How long did Annie's abductor leave her alone in the cabin, as described in Session 8? What news did he relate upon his return?

8. How does Annie describe her father's death in Session 2? How is the setting of the cabin described in this session?

9. What did Annie's abductor seek to gain from her? Did he achieve his objective in the novel?

10. What led to the baby's death, as described by Annie in Session 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of the media in the novel and the author's insinuations through her depictions. Do you believe the media exploits the victims of crimes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss the theme of fear in the novel. What literary devices does Chevy Stevens use to build suspense throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the emotional and physical status of Annie in her seventh month of captivity. How has her character changed during the abduction?

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