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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 did Mitch use to bind Anson?

2. How old is Anthony?

3. How many shots did Mitch put into Jimmy Null?

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

5. With what emotion did Mitch regard the money he had held?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Holly want to use the bedpan?

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

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

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

7. What does Mitch do to Anson?

8. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jimmy Null's fascination with objects that contain "soul" power? What does Null believe these objects are capable of? Why does he go to such great lengths to connect them? What connection do these objects have with seeking?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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