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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 old is Lena when she disappears?

2. What is the first thing the man who abducted Lena gave her?

3. When does Lena remember that she vanished from the world?

4. When Hannah draws in the hospital, what color dress does she give her mother?

5. What does Sister Ruth give Hannah to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Lena Beck?

2. What rules did Lena's abductor have for her?

3. What is the first thing that Hannah draws, and what does she say about her drawing?

4. Who is Sister Ruth?

5. What happened when Lena told her abductor to just get the rape over with after the children went to bed?

6. What did Lena see when she first saw Hannah?

7. Why does the woman in the hospital tell the policemen that her name is Lena?

8. What does Lena remember about her abduction?

9. What does Hannah tell Sister Ruth about the cabin where she and her family live?

10. Why were the windows not a way that Lena could escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jasmin uses a snow globe to hit her abductor on the head and knock him out. How did Jasmin get the snow globe? What does the snow globe symbolize for Jasmin and for Jonathan?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

The first night in the cabin, Jasmin is surprised at how normal her abductor appears. After Jasmine is cleaned up and has joined the family, what might an outsider think about the scene? How are appearances deceiving?

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