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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 color is the van that Mail uses to grab his victims?

2. How does Andi give a clue in her message to her family?

3. Why doesn't Grace want to walk to the car with Andi and her sister?

4. Which of the following is the accurate title for Lucas Davenport?

5. Who do Wolfe and Manette point fingers at in regards to Andi's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lucas gets a phone call from the kidnapper?

2. What do Lucas and the chief find when they arrive at Andi's father's home?

3. What happens when Andi and her two daughters talk about how to get back to the car and how does Andi respond?

4. What does John Mail pretend to do and actually do as he watches Andi's house?

5. What do Andi and Grace hope to be able to do in regard to Mail?

6. How is Andi handling the kidnapping?

7. How does Andi respond when she realizes who the man is who kidnapped her?

8. What kind of person is Lucas and what is his current status in regards to a love life?

9. What does Lucas learn when he talks to the girl who was the second witness to the kidnapping?

10. What does Mail learn about Andi and how does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part does the anonymous party who helps Mail play in the novel? Do you think this person should have been revealed sooner? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What motives appeared throughout the novel? How and why were false motives included throughout the novel? Was the author's technique successful in this area? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the author's use of description throughout the novel. Do you think there is enough, too much or not enough description in this novel? Why do you feel this way?

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