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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. Why did Mitch sit on the boulder?
2. Who does the kidnapper want Mitch to involve in the situation of his wife's kidnapping?
3. How did the kidnappers get Holly's blood?
4. What had their parents done to Anson that they hadn't managed to do to Mitch?
5. How much did Mitch weigh?
Short Essay Questions
1. What comparison does the kidnapper make in regards to Mitch?
2. Why did the knowledge that Holly wouldn't be raped come as a comfort to Mitch? What two reasons does he come up with for the abductors reassurance?
3. Why did the kidnappers want to involve Anson and not Iggy? What did the kidnappers say they would do to convince Anson to help Mitch?
4. Why did Mitch figure his clients liked the Impatiens despite the fact that they were scentless?
5. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?
6. Why did the expression on Anson's face following the discussion with the kidnappers hearten Mitch?
7. How was Anson different from Mitch, and why was this?
8. How did the kidnappers prove that they were serious about what they intended to do to Mrs. Rafferty if Mitch didn't pay up?
9. How did the loft in the garage offer easy places for someone to hide?
10. How did Anson rationalize meeting up with the ex-FBI agent, Julian Campbell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the crimes Mitch commits throughout the novel, and the fact that he doesn't get punished for them by the end of the novel. Is this a fitting ending in light of the circumstances? Why or why not? Discuss the amount of prison time he would get if he only got charged on one felony that he committed, and decide whether or not it is realistic that Mitch didn't serve time for his crimes.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Mitch and Iggy's views on marriage. Which character's view do you most identify with and why? Who makes the more convincing argument, and what specific points lend strength to it?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the two mansions in this book. What reason might Koontz have had for the two mansions? Explain their appearances in the novel.
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