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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. When Annie's abductor returned, as told in Session 8, he told her who had gotten a new girlfriend?

2. What holiday is approaching in Session 3?

3. Why did Annie fear her abductor would not return after leaving her in the cabin for days, as described in Session 6?

4. For how many days did Annie's abductor leave her alone, as told to her therapist in Session 8?

5. Each night as Annie lay passive under her abductor's attempts to rape her, he became more what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the narrative style of the novel. How reliable is the narrator and why?

2. How and when did Annie's feelings about her pregnancy change, as described in Session 9?

3. What was Annie's abductor's response when she made sexual advances toward him, as described in Session 5?

4. How did Annie respond to seeing her child after childbirth, as described in Session 12? How did Annie's abductor respond to the baby?

5. How did Annie's abductor respond to her passivity when he attempted to rape her? What threats does Annie describe in Session 5 that changed her response to the abductor?

6. What punishment does Annie describe being given by her abductor for using the restroom in Session 4? How does this still impact her?

7. Describe the bath given to Annie by her abductor, as described in Session 3. What did she call the abductor?

8. How does Annie describe the open house in Session 1? Who arrived and abducted her?

9. For how long was Annie left alone in the cabin as described in her sixth session with the psychiatrist? What did she fear during this time?

10. How long did Annie's abductor leave her alone in the cabin, as described in Session 8? What news did he relate upon his return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze Annie's actions after her escape from her abductor. What was Annie's mindset during this traumatic time?

Essay Topic 2

Define post-traumatic stress disorder and examine how this disorder relates to the protagonist of the novel. What is Annie's emotional standing as she comes to terms with her past?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Annie's time alone in the cabin during the Freak's absence as described in Session 8. Did Annie attempt to escape? Why or why not? What did Annie fear, being left alone?

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