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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. After Kirstin was raped, how long did it take her to go back to work?

2. What bothered Hannah about Sara?

3. Who leaves a box at the Becks' for Hannah and Jonathan?

4. What does Hannah remember that she wanted to do with her mother after Sara was born?

5. What did Matthias do for a living before Lena's abduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a friend say about Lena in interviews after Lena disappeared?

2. Why might Jonathan be mad at Jasmin?

3. What does Jasmin arrange with Maja after they discover who she is?

4. What comfort does Jasmin get from being surrounded by Lena's story and photos?

5. How does Jasmin remember Kirsten's recovery after the rape?

6. What memory does Jasmin have of being very cold at the cabin?

7. Why did Hannah not mind the children's clinic at first?

8. How is Jonathan coping at the trauma center?

9. What does Kirsten tell Jasmin happened in her sleep on page 218?

10. What is the room like that used to be Lena's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense in literature is when an author leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use suspense in the book? When the author uses suspense, do you as a reader want to keep reading or are you discouraged and want to stop reading?

Essay Topic 2

Jasmin’s abductor keeps repeating the name Lena and what he wants her to do. How does Jasmin’s abductor use repetition to brainwash her? What other techniques does he use to control her and her thoughts?

Essay Topic 3

Kirsten is raped and Jasmin is abducted. How do the women deal with their trauma? What is revealed about the women through the way that they deal with trauma?

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