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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 breakfast food does Hickey force Karen to make after Karen learns the truth about why her family was targeted for the kidnapping?

2. What is Cheryl's response when asked why the Jennings family was targeted?

3. As a last resort, what does Will do to get Cheryl to talk about Hickey's plan?

4. Who does Will take inside the bank with him?

5. In a last attempt to save Abby, in exchange for Cheryl's help what does Will offer her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Abby's location does Will want to receive from Cheryl and what does he actually receive, throughout Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 13, Harley Ferris is introduced. Who is he, and what does he do to help Will?

3. Describe how Hickey's actions toward Stephanie Morgan in Chapter 15 reminds the reader about Hickey's personality.

4. Briefly explain the end result for all three of the kidnappers, Hickey, Huey, and Cheryl, as described at the end of Chapter 20.

5. Describe Margaret McDill's attitude and James McDill's attitude while in the Jackson Police Department, in Chapter 11.

6. In Chapter 11, explain how Cheryl tries to relax Will.

7. In Chapter 19, how does Hickey realize that Will and Cheryl have been lying about their location?

8. Describe what Hickey's plans involve after the kidnapping, as described in Chapter 15.

9. In Chapter 13, Will uses force to get information out of Cheryl. Describe how he does this.

10. At the end of Chapter 14, what causes the reader to begin to question Abby's safety?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the tone that the author uses throughout the book. Does the tone differ as the book progresses? Give specific examples from the story, supporting your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Explain exactly what Joe Hickey does to each of the mothers of the kidnapped children. Explain how these actions affected both Margaret McDill and Karen Jennings.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 10, Karen and Abby seem to have gained control over the situation with Huey and Hickey. Abby finds Huey's cell phone and is able to contact Karen, and Karen is able to be forceful enough over Hickey to get him to do what he asks. However, this soon changes. Describe in detail what happens to both Abby and Karen to make them lose this power.

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