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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 did Mitch resist the urge to do?

2. Who does the kidnapper want Mitch to involve in the situation of his wife's kidnapping?

3. How long did Holly and Mitch have to talk?

4. What seemed out of sync when the kidnapper called Mitch at six?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Mitch have to call the cops regarding the death of the dog walker, and what couldn't he tell them?

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

4. How was Anson different from Mitch, and why was this?

5. How did the stacks of boxes create a fortuitous event for Mitch?

6. What comparison does the kidnapper make in regards to Mitch?

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

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

9. What did the kitchen look like when Mitch returned home?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connections that the kidnappers made to Mitch throughout the novel. How do these connections influence Mitch's decisions? In what regard do they influence the story and how it progresses?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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