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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. Where did Crosby and Mail meet?

2. What do the police that were assigned to watch his office tell Lucas?

3. How does Mail get away from Sherrill?

4. Which of the following is not true about Mail as he is in the cornfield trying to escape?

5. Where does Lucas go while the FBI is tracking Dunn and the ransom money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about the message that Mail gives to Lucas and why and how does Luca decode the message?

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

3. What do Grace and Andy continue to practice and what is their plan?

4. Who is Gloria Crosby and what does Lucas learn from her and about her?

5. What information does Lucas learn from the man Sloan shot?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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