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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. Annie describes in Session 12 one night in which her abductor picked up the baby and appeared pleased when the baby appeared to answer his command to do what?

2. What is the name of Annie's aunt, with whom Annie's mother shares sibling rivalry?

3. What reaction did Annie's abductor have to Annie's baby when it was first born?

4. How did Annie's abductor act in the first weeks after discovering she was pregnant?

5. Where did Chevy Stevens grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Annie relate having been told by her abductor about another woman in Session 13?

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

3. How is the literary device of the therapist introduced in Session 1? What does Annie discuss about her history of therapists? Why did he come here?

4. What did Annie learn about her abductor's history after discovering her pregnancy, as described in Session 7?

5. Where was Annie when she went into labor? How does she describe this time in Session 11?

6. How did Annie react to her abductor when he returned after leaving her alone for days as described in Session 6?

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

8. What does Annie describe having done to survive the emotionally taxing parts of her captivity in Session 5?

9. Why did Annie''s abductor let her outside for the first time, as described in Session 10? What did he relate to her during this trip?

10. How does Annie describe her friend Christina in Session 8? What led to Annie's estrangement from her friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Lorraine in the narrative. How does Annie describe her relationship with her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the setting of the novel. What country is the narrative set in? Where is the location of the cabin? How does the setting lend itself to the suspense within the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the theme of fear in the novel. What literary devices does Chevy Stevens use to build suspense throughout the narrative?

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