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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. In Session 21, Annie describes waking in the hospital to find who sitting at the end of her bed?

2. What cousin of Annie's does she say had lost her Realtor's license for a short time, possibly leading to a motive for kidnapping?

3. In Session 26, Annie describes how Christina confessed to an affair with whom during the time in which Annie was missing?

4. What is the secret name that Annie gave to the baby she had while in captivity?

5. What does Annie say happened while she was out running one morning recently in Session 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What police were called in by the small-town cops to work with Annie, as described in Session 20? How are they described?

2. What does Annie say led to her second attempt at therapy in Session 15?

3. What evidence does Gary relate to Annie regarding her mother, as described in Session 24?

4. Why did Annie go to talk to Gary, as described in Session 24? What did she discover from him?

5. What obstacles led to Annie's mother's eventual arrest and conviction, as described in Session 26?

6. How did Annie end the conversation with her mother described in Session 26? What does Annie relate about Christina in this session?

7. Where did Annie stay after her first day of questioning with the police, as described in Session 20? How does she describe this time?

8. What did Wayne confess to Annie, as she relates in Session 24?

9. How does Annie describe her time in the hospital in Session 21? What did the police tell Annie about her case?

10. What led to the special session Annie has with her psychiatrist in Session 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Identify and analyze the motifs of murder and grief in the narrative. Before her abduction, what experience had Annie had with grief?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Annie as the protagonist of Still Missing. What heroic traits does Annie exhibit? How are these related through her actions?

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