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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. How did Anson react to the news that he would be liquidated?
2. How much did Anson really have?
3. What did the cops seem curious about?
4. How old did Mitch estimate the man who had held a gun to his neck?
5. What did Mitch do for the purpose of distraction?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the stacks of boxes create a fortuitous event for Mitch?
2. Why couldn't Mitch utilize the equity in the house?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. What interested Lieutenant Taggart regarding Mitch's behavior?
6. What does Mitch ration about Holly's comment that she knows where he is?
7. Why was Mitch's choice of physiological ailments his wife could have suffered to render her immobile a poor choice on retrospection?
8. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?
9. What promise does Holly attempt to make Mitch vow to her?
10. Why did Mitch have to call the cops regarding the death of the dog walker, and what couldn't he tell them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Daniel and Kathy's parenting techniques. What kinds of techniques did they engage in that would be considered not only cruel but also child abuse? Did they have a good reason for this treatment? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Anson's change in attitude before he was confined by Mitch and after. How did he change and was it for the better? Why or why not? Speculate on whether or not Anson's attitude is likely to change and whether it will be for better or for worse following a stint in prison.
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