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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. Who had Mitch come face-to-face with as he pulled out of Anson's garage?

2. What did Mitch do with the body of John Knox?

3. What movie is mentioned in Chapter 58?

4. What was in the detective's eyes at the end of Chapter 53?

5. What does the kidnapper compare Anson to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

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

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

6. How did Holly feel when she was eating the chocolate bar, and why was this?

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

8. What does Mitch do to Anson?

9. What is Holly concerned about regarding her baby?

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

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 Anson's betrayal of Mitch. How did Koontz set the reader up to take this information, and how did the reader react to Anson's order of the hit on Mitch? What specific things led the reader to seriously believe Mitch was going to gain some aid from his brother?

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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