2. What does the injured man on the riverbank say before he dies?
(a) Tell my wife I love her.
(b) It wasn't my fault.
(c) Get help please.
(d) The girl that was taken.

3. What is inside the box left on Katherine's doorstep for Johnny?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A dead rat.
(c) Dog feces.
(d) An injured cat.

4. Why does Detective Hunt return to Johnny's house in Chapter 9?
(a) To go on stakeout.
(b) To bring Johnny home.
(c) To arrest Ken.
(d) To ask more questions.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Johnny?
(a) He double-checks locks on doors.
(b) He skips school.
(c) He distrusts adults.
(d) He works on engines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katherine do with the medications in her medicine chest?

2. What does Jack repeat about Alyssa's disappearance for Johnny?

3. How much does the man who grabs Johnny in the forest weigh?

4. What is lodged in Levi's abdomen?

5. What happens when Levi slides down a muddy ravine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Johnny's "Uncle" Steve?

2. How does Johnny inadvertently rescue the missing girl, Tiffany Shore, at Jarvis' house?

3. What does Levi take from the body of the dead man, and what do the police theorize about his murder?

4. What is Levi doing when Johnny and Jack come upon him in the woods?

5. Where does Hunt find Johnny after a call from Louisa Sparrow? What are Johnny's plans for the day?

6. What has happened to Katherine since the disappearances of her daughter and husband?

7. What does Johnny's friend, Jack, say when Johnny asks him to repeat the details of Alyssa's abduction?

8. Why is Johnny so obsessed with staking out Burton Jarvis' house and what does he learn there?

9. How does Levi come to be injured in the woods?

10. What happens when Johnny awakens from a nap under a bridge?

(see the answer keys)

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