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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 realize was built into the gun?
2. How long did Holly and Mitch have to talk?
3. What kind of person is Mitchell Rafferty?
4. What is so much more comfortable, at the end of Chapter 10?
5. Who did Mitch say was on the phone the time Jason was shot?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Daniels collection consist of? How many pieces were part of his collection?
2. How did the stacks of boxes create a fortuitous event for Mitch?
3. How did the loft in the garage offer easy places for someone to hide?
4. Why did Mitch figure his clients liked the Impatiens despite the fact that they were scentless?
5. 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?
6. What did the amount of money that Anson had secured mean to him? Why would he give it up?
7. Why couldn't Mitch utilize the equity in the house?
8. What promise does Holly attempt to make Mitch vow to her?
9. What comparison does the kidnapper make in regards to Mitch?
10. What was interesting to note about both the dog and the dog walker, and how did this lead Taggart back to Mitch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Taggarts' ensnarement of Mitch through information. How was this likely to happen, considering the amount of sleep Mitch had gotten? What information had led Taggart to take a closer look at Mitch to begin with? Was his suspicion correct?
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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