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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 Zara have in her house that cost as much as the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

2. What color table does Anna-Lena think would have looked better in the police interview room?

3. In Chapter 3, from where will an investigative team be sent?

4. How many times does Julia say that Ro felt bad about outbidding people for an apartment?

5. Why did Zara go to see a psychologist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jim's wife not want him and their son to work together?

2. What are trips to school like for the bank robber's daughters?

3. What happened when a teenage boy saw a man on a bridge ten years ago?

4. What happened when Jack saw a girl at the bridge prepared to commit suicide a week after a man jumped from the bridge?

5. What does Anna-Lena do after the man with the rabbit head is revealed?

6. What happened when the bank robber gave up?

7. What type of excuses might an addict's child come up with as excuses for their parent?

8. Who is Estelle and why is her husband not with her at the apartment showing?

9. When Zara was being interviewed by Jim, what did she say about the hostage situation?

10. What did Jack do when he was the first police officer into the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roger and Anna-Lena have communication problems. How would you describe the relationship between Roger and Anna-Lena? How does communication cause problems in their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

When Jack is a teenager, he sees a man commit suicide on a bridge. How is Jack affected by the incident? How does the incident affect his life and the decisions he makes?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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