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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. How did Mail escape the blockades?

2. What do Andi and Grace practice?

3. What does the message that Mail gives to Lucas have a lot of in it?

4. Why does Lucas have Helen Manette and Nancy Wolfe arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lucas learn about Nancy Wolfe ?

3. Who calls Lucas and what does she want?

4. What information does Helen share about her involvement in the kidnapping?

5. What secret did Crosby know about Mail and hold over his head?

6. What information does Lucas learn when he looks over the death report on John Mail?

7. How does Lucas keep from being fired?

8. What does Lucas learn about Crosby and Mail's relationship that leads him to believe they worked together to fake Mail's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, it appears that the character of Mail is very intelligent. Provide at least five examples demonstrating this intelligence. In what way do you think his intelligence impeded him?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Evaluate the manner in which the author ended the story. Do you believe that the ending was appropriate or inappropriate? Why do you feel this way?

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