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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 do Grace and Andi worry about and test?

2. What does Lucas do as his supplemental job?

3. Why did Andi go to the school?

4. Which of the following was not something that Andi and her daughters were given by the kidnapper?

5. Who does Lucas get to help him in the rouse to use the cell phone signal to find Andi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucas believe is the main reasons for Andi to be kidnapped?

2. What does Lucas find out about the body that was found in the oil barrel and what does he think it means?

3. What does Lucas learn when he talks to the owner of the gaming store?

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

5. What does Lucas learn about Andi's father?

6. How is Andi handling the kidnapping?

7. Why does Lucas talk to his friend who is also a psychologist, and how does his plan work?

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

9. What does the family notice about Andi in her message and what does Lucas learn from her message?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the author develop the climax of the story? Do you feel that he did a good job in developing the climax? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What character traits does the main character Lucas Davenport demonstrate throughout the book? How does this character grow and change throughout the novel? Why is he good at his job?

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