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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 is Mitch supposed to put the money and bonds in?

2. Why wasn't Mitch allowed to approach Holly?

3. What were the three letters on the bottom of the cartridge?

4. What did Mitch see in Anson's eyes?

5. What had Daniel and Kathy been killed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would no one driving past Mitch fail to give him special scrutiny?

2. What sign did the kidnapper see above the girls and what did he perceive it to mean?

3. How does the Lexus Mitch attempts to steal almost become his undoing?

4. What did Mitch originally fear? What did he fear now and why?

5. How does Holly feel about the items taken from the child's grave?

6. Why couldn't Holly be too interested in what the kidnapper that she didn't like had to say?

7. Why had Null still managed to move?

8. At what point did Mitch feel close to Holly, and how was he affected by this?

9. What did Mitch reveal to Taggart?

10. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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