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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. Which of the following characters is Lucas's partner?

2. What frustrates Lucas the most as he is going over the patient files?

3. What happened to the man who tried to break into the building?

4. What does Lucas learn about Crosby that leads him to believe Mail is not dead?

5. What happens when the police return to interview Crosby for a second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mail do when he realizes that he can't escape in his van?

2. What does Mail do when he sees the ambulance take his friend away?

3. How does Mail get away from behind the house without the police catching him?

4. Why does Lucas begin to pile grass over the opening where he thinks Mail is hiding and what does Mail do?

5. Who is Ice and what information does she share with Lucas?

6. How does Mail feel as he watches the news conference Lucas scheduled?

7. What information about Mail is Lucas able to find at the rental complex where Mail sold computer parts?

8. Why is Lucas called to the police station in the middle of the night?

9. What happens when Andi begins to run to the old cistern looking for Genevieve?

10. How does Dunn respond to Lucas's questions about who would benefit from Andi's kidnapping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is greed a theme of this novel? Which characters demonstrate greed? Why do you characterize them as being greedy?

Essay Topic 2

What is the main theme of this novel? Why do you think this is the main theme? How did each of the main characters contribute to this main theme?

Essay Topic 3

In reflection, which events were foreshadowed in the novel? Evaluate the author's ability to foreshadow. Support your evaluation using at least three details from the text.

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