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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 thing(s) will Holly have to do if she gets out of this?

2. How much money did Mitch find in cash and bonds?

3. How many trucks does Big Green now have?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mitch do to Anson?

4. Why had Null still managed to move?

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

6. Why couldn't Holly put the nail in her pocket or in her shoe?

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

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

9. Why would no one driving past Mitch fail to give him special scrutiny?

10. What did Mitch reveal to Taggart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Daniel and Kathy's parenting techniques. What kinds of techniques did they engage in that would be considered not only cruel but also child abuse? Did they have a good reason for this treatment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connections that the kidnappers made to Mitch throughout the novel. How do these connections influence Mitch's decisions? In what regard do they influence the story and how it progresses?

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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