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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 the kidnappers get Holly's blood?

2. What did Mitch do for the purpose of distraction?

3. Who gave Taggart the positive ID on the dog walker?

4. After how many shots did Mitch lose count?

5. What animal or insect does Mitch think Julian Campbell resembles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interested Lieutenant Taggart regarding Mitch's behavior?

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

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 kidnappers prove that they were serious about what they intended to do to Mrs. Rafferty if Mitch didn't pay up?

5. Why couldn't Mitch utilize the equity in the house?

6. What was interesting to note about both the dog and the dog walker, and how did this lead Taggart back to Mitch?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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