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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 also tells her therapist how her abductor beat her on her second night in the cabin when she refused to do what?

2. Annie describes how she would often do what whenever her abductor gave her a bath or did something that made her uncomfortable?

3. Who cut the umbilical cord when Annie gave birth?

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

5. What was the woman's occupation who befriended Annie's abductor in a logging camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Annie describe her father's death in Session 2? How is the setting of the cabin described in this session?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Define and analyze the elements of imagery and symbolism in the first nine sessions of the novel. What does the baby represent symbolically to Annie at this point in the reading?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between the victim and victimizer in sexual and abduction crimes. How realistic is the Freak's control over Annie in the novel in comparison with true testimony of abduction victims?

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