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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. Why couldn't Mitch trust Taggart?

2. How old was the child when she died?

3. What aroma does Holly imagine in the kitchen?

4. What was the business Anson did with Julian Campbell?

5. What size of trash bag did Mitch select?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why couldn't Holly be too interested in what the kidnapper that she didn't like had to say?

2. What did Mitch do to Taggart and why did he do it?

3. Why doesn't Holly want to use the bedpan?

4. Who does Holly keep thinking about? What gives her an idea?

5. Why did Mitch not invite his parents to the wedding?

6. How does the Lexus Mitch attempts to steal almost become his undoing?

7. How did Holly feel when she was eating the chocolate bar, and why was this?

8. Why would no one driving past Mitch fail to give him special scrutiny?

9. What did Holly end up doing and what was the hardest part of accomplishing her task?

10. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Holly naming her first born son Anthony. What does this show about the story that Jimmy told her about? How does she recreate the story for her son, and how does she present it to him? What does Holly tell him about the chair in which her son sat?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the deterioration of Mitch's innocence from the beginning of the book through to the end. What pivotal points illustrate the fall, and how could Mitch be described regarding his life outlook both before and after the kidnapping?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anson's change in attitude before he was confined by Mitch and after. How did he change and was it for the better? Why or why not? Speculate on whether or not Anson's attitude is likely to change and whether it will be for better or for worse following a stint in prison.

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