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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 didn't Mitch and Jason keep in touch?
2. What did Mitch resist the urge to do?
3. How much did Anson really have?
4. Who did Mitch say was on the phone the time Jason was shot?
5. How did the kidnappers get Holly's blood?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why couldn't Mitch utilize the equity in the house?
2. Why were Katherine and Daniel glad that Megan hadn't called to say that she was pregnant?
3. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?
4. 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?
5. Why was Mitch's choice of physiological ailments his wife could have suffered to render her immobile a poor choice on retrospection?
6. What had caused Mitch to gag?
7. What interested Lieutenant Taggart regarding Mitch's behavior?
8. Why did Mitch know he had to be careful in his movement while he was laying down in the trunk of the car?
9. How much could Mitch actually ransom Holly for, and how did this make him feel?
10. How was Anson different in the physical characteristics of Mitch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Speculate on the purpose of Mitch's visit to his parent's place. Why was he wishing to speak to his mother? Why didn't he explain what was happening to him to his father? What characteristic made Mitch's mother a more likely choice for conversation?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Jimmy Null's stories he presented to Holly. Did any of these stories share a common theme, other than the fact that they all occurred in New Mexico? What lead the reader to this conclusion?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of Holly naming her first born son Anthony. What does this show about the story that Jimmy told her about? How does she recreate the story for her son, and how does she present it to him? What does Holly tell him about the chair in which her son sat?
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