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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 Hickey hit Karen on the head with?

2. Why can't much action be taken after the McDills tell their story?

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

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

5. Dr. McDill and his wife discuss their kidnapping story with whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 10, what evidence is given that Huey will do anything that Hickey asks him?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Karen take control over Hickey with the use of a scalpel?

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

6. In Chapter 5, Karen is able to speak to Abby and give her advice on how to get away from Huey. What actions does Karen tell to Abby to take?

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

8. In Chapter 10, why does Hickey tell Will that he should not have Huey's cell phone signal traced?

9. In Chapter 5, how does Hickey display some common sense and compassion when it comes Abby?

10. Describe how Huey tries to get Abby to return to the cabin in Chapter 8.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Good vs. Evil is a theme depicted throughout the book "24 Hours." Classify the following character as good or evil: Abby Jennings, Will Jennings, Cheryl Jennings, Huey Cotton, Cheryl Lynn Tilly, and Joe Hickey. Give specific examples from the story for each character's classification.

Essay Topic 2

Describe what the term external conflict means and how external conflict was important to the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Will and Karen Jennings's relationship as it is first depicted in the book as compared to the relationship which Karen and Will seem to have formed by the end of the kidnapping. Support your answer with at least three specific examples from the story.

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