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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Newport Beach famous for?
(a) All of these.
(b) Its upscale shopping.
(c) Its yacht harbor.
(d) Its mansions.

2. At what age did the Rafferty children stop calling their parents 'mom and dad'?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eighteen.

3. What had Mitch lost when he had killed one of the gunmen?
(a) His honor.
(b) His innocence.
(c) His integrity.
(d) His humanity.

4. By how much had Mitch overestimated his checking account balance?
(a) $643.54.
(b) $654.46.
(c) $653.46.
(d) $623.46.

5. Where did they put Mitch?
(a) In the backseat of a 1940s Chrysler Windsor.
(b) In the backseat of a 1950s Pontiac.
(c) In the trunk of a 1950s Pontiac.
(d) In the trunk of a 1940s Chrysler Windsor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mitch omit in his retelling of the story of his day?

2. What was the equivalent of what spaced Mitch from the last of the two gunmen?

3. Why did Mitch leave the night-flyer alone?

4. What is so much more comfortable, at the end of Chapter 10?

5. What was Mitch's nickname in times of trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Mitch's choice of physiological ailments his wife could have suffered to render her immobile a poor choice on retrospection?

2. Why couldn't Mitch utilize the equity in the house?

3. Why did the expression on Anson's face following the discussion with the kidnappers hearten Mitch?

4. What does Mitch ration about Holly's comment that she knows where he is?

5. Why did Mitch know he had to be careful in his movement while he was laying down in the trunk of the car?

6. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?

7. Why doesn't Anson live more in his means?

8. What had caused Mitch to gag?

9. What did the amount of money that Anson had secured mean to him? Why would he give it up?

10. How much could Mitch actually ransom Holly for, and how did this make him feel?

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