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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. By how much had Mitch overestimated his checking account balance?

3. What of these isn't a town in Amish country, according to Iggy?

4. What excuse did the secretary at the realtor's office offer for Holly's absence from work?

5. What profession did that "Robinson woman" have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Anson's revelation affect Mitch?

2. Why did Mitch know he had to be careful in his movement while he was laying down in the trunk of the car?

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

4. How did the strange kidnapper relate what he would do to Holly?

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

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

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

8. How was Anson different in the physical characteristics of Mitch?

9. Why doesn't Anson live more in his means?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss kidnapping as a form of power and control. What is the objective of the kidnappers, from a sociological and psychological point of view? What is their ultimate intention? Hint: Money is not the answer.

Essay Topic 2

What did Jimmy Null mean when he asked Holly if she was a seeker? What was the point of the stories? Speculate on what he would have offered Holly had she said yes to the option of transcendence.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Julian Campbell and Anson. What kinds of things do the two men have in common? What sets them apart? Which character is more evil and why?

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