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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. Who did Mitch think would be impressed by the Turnbridge estate?

2. How much was each of the pillars?

3. What is the name of the last kidnapper?

4. What time did Mitch arrive in the city of Orange?

5. What does Holly use the Pepsi for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Holly fear that her captor might do while they are confined in the dark, and why does she fear this so?

3. What does Mitch feel when the kidnapper calls him to move up the time?

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

5. What did Mitch reveal to Taggart?

6. Why did Anson tell Mitch the kind of work he was involved in with Julian Campbell?

7. What did Mitch's vows mean to him?

8. Why does Mitch look at his hands, and what does he expect to see?

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

10. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

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

Speculate on the purpose of Mitch's visit to his parent's place. Why was he wishing to speak to his mother? Why didn't he explain what was happening to him to his father? What characteristic made Mitch's mother a more likely choice for conversation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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