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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 does Mail knock out the policeman whose jacket he takes?

2. How does Lucas use the helicopter?

3. Where does Mail get stuck while trying to make his escape?

4. From where is Mail watching as his trap is set off?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Lucas and what does she want?

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

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

4. What plan does Lucas come up with to figure out who the informant is?

5. What are Lucas and his group waiting to get confirmation about and what happens when they finally do receive it?

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

7. How does Lucas keep from being fired?

8. Why did Mail stick to back roads as he made his way to his house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed account of the evidence against Helen as if you were the prosecutor. Do you believe she would have been found guilty without the confession? Why or why not?

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

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?

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