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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 was the name of the wine Anson served?
2. Who was Anson talking to?
3. Why wasn't Mitch concerned that the second gunman might ride off in the car and leave Mitch there?
4. Where did Anson get the money?
5. Where does Mitch think the knife and bloody clothes are hidden?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would the second gunman be patient?
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. How did the stacks of boxes create a fortuitous event for Mitch?
5. What does Mitch ration about Holly's comment that she knows where he is?
6. How did the kidnappers prove that they were serious about what they intended to do to Mrs. Rafferty if Mitch didn't pay up?
7. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?
8. What had caused Mitch to gag?
9. Why did Daniel know that something was up? What did he suspect was happening?
10. Why did Mitch figure his clients liked the Impatiens despite the fact that they were scentless?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Holly and Mitch's relationship. How does Mitch prove his feelings for his wife throughout the book? What might he have done had he not had such strong love for her? At how many points throughout the novel would it have been easier to give up?
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
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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