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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 does Holly reveal to the kidnapper and Mitch?

2. How did Turnbridge kill himself?

3. What was the countess high on?

4. What did Mitch see in Anson's eyes?

5. What did Holly say her destination felt like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Mitch's threat to Anson?

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

4. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

5. What does Mitch do to Anson?

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

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

8. What is Holly concerned about regarding her baby?

9. How was money not an object for Thomas Turnbridge? What did he do with the money?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Holly naming her first born son Anthony. What does this show about the story that Jimmy told her about? How does she recreate the story for her son, and how does she present it to him? What does Holly tell him about the chair in which her son sat?

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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