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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. Why did Helen work with Mail?

2. Why does Lucas go to Ice's house?

3. What happens at the end of the novel between Mail and Weather?

4. Why does Lucas pile grass over one opening of the culvert?

5. How does Lucas use the helicopter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucas keep from being fired?

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

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

5. What does Lucas plan on doing at the press conference?

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

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

8. Where is Mail when he calls Lucas and what information does he let slip?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a justification for Mail's death as being the best solution to the entire situation. Do you agree or disagree with this justification? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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