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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. Vincent/Reese is a
2. What shows up in Reese's dream about Ben leaving the hotel?
3. What piece of evidence has been found that points to kidnapping?
4. Vincent intercepts Kerry
5. Vincent's academic abilities are
Short Essay Questions
1. What surfaces in Beth when she faces the media to ask for Ben's return? Is she rational at this point? What is the dominant emotion she feels?
2. Who volunteers to identify the body of a child at the morgue, and why?
3. Describe in your own words the type of family the Cappadoras represent. Many aspects of their shared character have been illustrated; put into adjectives how you are seeing their family.
4. Why does Beth scream? What causes her to respond this way to the events around her? Is she crazy?
5. What does Dr. Kilgore teach Reese about defending himself?
6. An example of how 12-year old Vincent is having to care for his sister is provided in this chapter. Describe it.
7. What is ironic about Beth's feeling that, if she loves her other children, she will be "cheating" on Ben?
8. Where has Beth been spending time in Chicago, and why?
9. What is Beth's burning question for the group at Compassionate Circle?
10. What does the family counseling session reveal to Dr. Kilgore?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a well-researched essay on the effects of stress and cigarettes on the heart, using Pat Cappadora as a model. From your essay, create a short public service announcement regarding these issues.
Essay Topic 2
Do a careful reading of the story's preface, wherein Beth looks back at the incident that changed her life forever. She encapsulates what the story will reveal about her state of mind; analyze her decisions, her behavior and her choices in response to Ben's absence.
Essay Topic 3
Many crimes are solved with the help of psychic mediums. Do some research and write an essay on a specific case that was solved with the help from someone who is able to "see" more than the average investigator. Conclude your essay with your opinions about psychic activitites.
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