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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. What did Annie's abductor make her do as punishment for using the restroom without his permission, as described in Session 4?

2. Annie describes Christina as always having been what in Session 8?

3. What is the name of Annie's psychiatrist in the novel?

4. According to the rules of Annie's abductor, she was only to eat and use the restroom when?

5. In what month was Annie six months pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What interaction did Annie have with her captor upon first awakening in the cabin, as described in Session 2?

3. What took place on the morning of Annie's abduction, as described in Session 1?

4. 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?

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

6. What did Annie's abductor seek to gain from her? Did he achieve his objective in the novel?

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

8. Why did Annie ask her abductor questions about himself, as described in Session 9? What did Annie discuss about her own past with her abductor?

9. What happy times does Annie describe during her captivity in Session 7?

10. 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?

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

Examine the role of the media in the novel and the author's insinuations through her depictions. Do you believe the media exploits the victims of crimes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze Annie's breaking point and murder of the Freak. What led to Annie's finally attacking her abductor?

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