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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 eventually successfully escape the perimeter?

2. Why does Lucas ignore the FBI's warnings to stay back and away from Dunn?

3. At the end of chapter 27, where is Lucas heading?

4. Why did Crosby and Mail make it appear as if Mail had committed suicide?

5. Which event below shows the desperation of Andi and Grace's situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucas know that Mail has set a trap for the police?

3. What does Lucas learn about Nancy Wolfe ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Lucas keep from being fired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What motives appeared throughout the novel? How and why were false motives included throughout the novel? Was the author's technique successful in this area? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What part does Andi's profession play in the main plot of this novel? In what ways is her profession helpful? In what ways does it seem useless? Do you think her training should have helped her more? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Lucas supported throughout the novel? Which characters provided him the most support? Which the least? Why do you think he is supported the way he was in the novel?

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