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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. How much money does Will try to give to Cheryl in a last attempt to receive her help?

2. At the broker's office, what does Karen do?

3. What did Cheryl and Hickey do to the past men in Cheryl's life?

4. What information does Karen inform Will of when he calls her in Chapter 14?

5. What does Will have to take with him as he leaves the bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, describe how Hickey finds out that the FBI have been contacted.

2. Explain who Stephanie Morgan is and her role in Chapter 15.

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

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

5. In the beginning of Chapter 17, what information about Abby's health makes the reader even more concerned?

6. What role does Harley Farris play in Chapter 15 after the cell phone signal is still not located?

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

8. What does Will come to realize is different in his daughter's kidnapping versus the other past kidnappings in Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 12, why does Karen feel the need to warn Will?

10. Explain how Will finally receives Cheryl's help in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the book Will leaves for the Mississippi Medical Association's annual meeting, for which he is the keynote speaker. Describe how the topic of Will's keynote speech is foreshadowing for events later in the book involving Cheryl. What exactly does Will's drug do?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Huey Cotton's character development. How does the reader's opinion change as the book continues? Describe how he able to able to help Abby. Also, explain how Will attempts to help Huey at the end of the book to prove his gratitude.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why it took so long for the McDills to contact the FBI about their son's kidnapping. Give specific examples from the story why they were hesitant.

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