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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 is the floor safe?

2. What does Holly think of when the man asks her if there is anything she needs?

3. What weapon did Mitch utilize on Anson?

4. What did Mitch find in his bathroom?

5. What hadn't Holly done that caused Mitch to think something was wrong?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mitch reveal to Taggart?

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

4. What does Mitch do to Anson?

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

6. Who does Holly keep thinking about? What gives her an idea?

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

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

9. What had happened to Mitch's parents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mitch and Iggy's views on marriage. Which character's view do you most identify with and why? Who makes the more convincing argument, and what specific points lend strength to it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Anson's change in attitude before he was confined by Mitch and after. How did he change and was it for the better? Why or why not? Speculate on whether or not Anson's attitude is likely to change and whether it will be for better or for worse following a stint in prison.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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