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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the predator whisper to Neil at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Stop.
(b) Hello.
(c) Neil.
(d) Come here.

2. What is the rarest form of outcome in the case of a missing child, according to Pete?
(a) Misadventure.
(b) Nonfamily abduction.
(c) Runaway.
(d) Family abduction.

3. At whom or at what object does Jake wave when he leaves the 567 Club for the last time in Chapter 4?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) An empty table.
(d) Sharon.

4. Tom is rushing to confront the man on his property when what event happens?
(a) He trips on the rug.
(b) His phone rings.
(c) His doorbell rings.
(d) He hears a gunshot.

5. Which other name is mentioned within the prologue, in addition to the person to whom it is addressed?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Marion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is in charge of the investigation regarding Neil Spencer's disappearance?

2. What color polo shirt had Tony Smith been wearing the day he went missing?

3. What action does Jake ask permission to take in Chapter 11 that Tom says is unprecedented?

4. Tom is making coffee in Chapter 13 when he sees a man outside near what part of Tom's property?

5. In Chapter 17, Jake gets moved to what color on the discipline chart on his very first day of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What piece of information does Mrs. Spencer remember and tell Amanda that causes Amanda to race to meet with Colin, her superior?

2. How did Jake learn about the death of his mother, Rebecca?

3. When the girl in the checked white-and-blue dress repeats the whole rhyme to Jake in Chapter 17, what acts does it warn against taking?

4. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.

5. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?

6. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?

7. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

8. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?

9. At what point in the investigation of Neil Spencer's disappearance does Pete get officially involved?

10. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?

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