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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. When Karen tries to call the police, what does she discover?
(a) The phone lines have been cut.
(b) The phones have all been dialed into a recorded message.
(c) The police have already been called.
(d) All the phones are gone.

2. What is the kidnapper's excuse to not let Karen go to the bank?
(a) The banks are about to close.
(b) She cannot leave the house.
(c) Will has to be one who gets the money.
(d) It is a holiday and the banks are not open.

3. In the beginning of the book, who is introduced as sitting in the car with Margaret McDill?
(a) Cheryl Lynn Tilly.
(b) Abby Jennings.
(c) Huey Cotton.
(d) Joe Hickey.

4. How does Huey frighten Abby after she runs away?
(a) By making loud noises.
(b) By saying that she might be bitten by snakes.
(c) By saying that he is going to hurt her if she does not appear.
(d) By saying that hungry bears live in the forest.

5. Where does Abby hide when she runs away from the cabin?
(a) In the shed.
(b) In the neighbor's house.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will offer Cheryl in return if she helps him?

2. What does Karen try to do to distract Hickey once they return from the cabin to keep him from forcing himself on her?

3. What is Margaret's reaction to finding her son?

4. Where does Hickey direct Karen to when they return to the Jennings's home after tending to Abby?

5. While Karen is holding Hickey at gunpoint, who does she make a phone call to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Karen holds Hickey at gunpoint in Chapter 3. How does Hickey convince her that it is in her best interest to let him go?

2. In Chapter 5, what makes the decision for Dr. and Mrs. McDill to go to the FBI so difficult?

3. What important information about Cheryl is revealed in Chapter 5 when Will tries to get Cheryl's gun?

4. Describe what happens when Abby finds the cell phone in Chapter 8.

5. What danger comes about for Abby when the McDill's go to the FBI about their son's kidnapping in Chapter 9?

6. How does Will Jennings first meet Cheryl Lynn Tilly in Chapter 4?

7. Explain the events of Hickey's kidnapping of Abby in Chapter 2.

8. Explain the relationship between Will and Karen Jennings, as described in Chapter 2.

9. In Chapter 7, why does Karen cooperate with Hickey's demands of having sex with him?

10. What type of meeting is Will the keynote speaker at, as described in Chapter 2?

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