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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. Why does Spenser head back to the Bartlett home?

2. With whom is Healy an investigator?

3. What is the ransom amount?

4. What is on the side of the Bartletts' blue Dodge Club van?

5. What does the driver do after passing Spenser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spenser realize about Susan? What does he do about this? What is her response?

2. What does Spenser learn at the stable?

3. Describe the phone call.

4. What happens after the man heads into the woods?

5. Why does Susan call Spenser the following morning? What happens after that?

6. How does Trask react to Spenser's arrival? Why?

7. How does Spenser begin his day?

8. What information does Mr. Moriarty give Spenser?

9. What is done regarding a stakeout?

10. What does Spenser tell Susan about this case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spenser interrogates Dr. Croft.

Part 1) Why does he interrogate him? How does Dr. Croft respond to this?

Part 2) How does his response affect his life?

Part 3) Why might Dr. Croft have been involved in the activity about which Spenser interrogates him? How does he benefit from it?

Essay Topic 2

Spenser speaks with two school employees who know Kevin.

Part 1) Describe these two people. What information does he learn from each?

Part 2) What does this interaction reveal about each of these two people?

Part 3) What clues into Kevin's life and into reason behind the kidnapping do these meetings give Spenser?

Essay Topic 3

A phone call is made about Kevin's whereabouts.

Part 1) How is this phone call a spoof? Why is this phone call made?

Part 2) How are the parents affected? What does Spenser notice about Roger's reaction? Why does he make note of this?

Part 3) Why was Kevin not returned? Had he ever planned on returning home? Why or why not?

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