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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. Where does Ermina live?

2. What did this man call Mitch?

3. How much was each of the pillars?

4. What was in the detective's eyes at the end of Chapter 53?

5. How many people could have been served from the kitchen Holly was in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Holly concerned about regarding her baby?

2. What did Holly end up doing and what was the hardest part of accomplishing her task?

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

4. What did Mitch do to Taggart and why did he do it?

5. What was Mitch's threat to Anson?

6. What had happened to Mitch's parents?

7. What was the chair they had built for Anthony in memory of?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Holly's fears of being kissed or touched by Jimmy. Why did she fear the contact so much? How was it likely that she would react to such contact? What brought Holly through her fears?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the two mansions in this book. What reason might Koontz have had for the two mansions? Explain their appearances in the novel.

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