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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 kind of people did the police tend to put on the top of their priority list?

2. What does Taggart do that raises Mitch's alarms?

3. What is Mitch supposed to put the money and bonds in?

4. How many customers does Julian Campbell have?

5. What does Holly use the Pepsi for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mitch's threat to Anson?

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

3. Why had Null still managed to move?

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

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

6. Why did Mitch not invite his parents to the wedding?

7. What does Mitch do to Anson?

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

9. What did Mitch reveal to Taggart?

10. What had happened to Mitch's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Julian Campbell and Anson. What kinds of things do the two men have in common? What sets them apart? Which character is more evil and why?

Essay Topic 2

What did Jimmy Null mean when he asked Holly if she was a seeker? What was the point of the stories? Speculate on what he would have offered Holly had she said yes to the option of transcendence.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Anson and Mitch. How are they similar? How are they different? What had their parents succeeded in doing to Anson but failed to do in Mitch? How is this reflected in their characters?

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