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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 far is Claire from Athens when she needs gas in Chapter 21?

2. Where does Claire put her wedding ring when the phone keeps ringing while she talks to Sheriff Huckabee?

3. How long did Claire usually play tennis daily before the assault?

4. When Claire took Paul to a gun range for his birthday, how long had Claire stayed in the range before she had to leave?

5. How old was Paul when Julia went missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lydia and Claire find in the garage of Paul's childhood home?

2. When did Claire consider leaving Paul, and why did she stay?

3. What is Lydia's condition six weeks after the ordeal at the Fuller house?

4. Why does Claire go to Lydia's house in Chapter 15, and what does she do there?

5. What does Sam learn from a book Ben Carver has the warden give him?

6. How does Claire realize Paul is the masked man in the videos?

7. What plans does Sam have in Chapter vi?

8. What does Lydia look like in a photo Paul sends her in Chapter 12?

9. In Chapter 22, what does Claire decide to do when she gets to the Fuller house?

10. Why has Claire forgotten about a storage room in the basement under the main house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam and Helen divorced. Why do they divorce? Do they act like a typical divorced couple? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Lydia tells Penelope Ward about Dee’s father. Is the story she tells a lie or a prevarication?

Essay Topic 3

Claire considered leaving Paul before they had been married a year. Why does she consider leaving Paul, and what do her actions reveal about the differences between loving someone and needing them?

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