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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 kind of car do the kidnappers compare Mitch to?

2. What did Mitch fear if he had turned and attempted to pivot and kick the gun wielding man?

3. What offense did Mitch do against Anson?

4. At what age did the Rafferty children stop calling their parents 'mom and dad'?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Daniels collection consist of? How many pieces were part of his collection?

2. 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?

3. Why were Katherine and Daniel glad that Megan hadn't called to say that she was pregnant?

4. Why did Mitch figure his clients liked the Impatiens despite the fact that they were scentless?

5. How did the strange kidnapper relate what he would do to Holly?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What promise does Holly attempt to make Mitch vow to her?

10. Why was it likely the killer had returned to the car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anson's betrayal of Mitch. How did Koontz set the reader up to take this information, and how did the reader react to Anson's order of the hit on Mitch? What specific things led the reader to seriously believe Mitch was going to gain some aid from his brother?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jimmy Null's fascination with objects that contain "soul" power? What does Null believe these objects are capable of? Why does he go to such great lengths to connect them? What connection do these objects have with seeking?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Holly's fears of being kissed or touched by Jimmy. Why did she fear the contact so much? How was it likely that she would react to such contact? What brought Holly through her fears?

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