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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. The item in the package has no signs of trauma, so what does this mean?

2. According to Henry, how does Vic get fired from a health club?

3. Roger tells Spenser that the entire situation sounds like what?

4. Spenser says this package suggests that Kevin is what?

5. Just as Spenser is becoming aggravated at having to lay on the bench in the rain, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Dolly give Spenser?

2. What does Spenser tell Healy?

3. What happens the next day when Spenser goes to Vic's home?

4. What happens when Spenser arrives at Vic's?

5. What do Spenser and the Bartletts do?

6. What happens when Spenser follows Vic?

7. Why does Margery scream?

8. What happens when Spenser follows Vic to a motel?

9. What is discovered in Kevin's secret room in the barn?

10. What does Margery discover in a package? What does Spenser have to say about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kevin is taken home by his parents.

Part 1) How does Kevin respond to his parents? How might this affect his parents?

Part 2) How might the reactions of these family members have been different if Margery and Roger had not accompanied Spenser to Boston to get Kevin? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) Will their home life improve? Why or why not?

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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