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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. Why does Hunt arrest Cross?

2. Whose bike is found in the mine?

3. Where does Hunt stop on the way home in Chapter 39?

4. What name did Holloway call the girl at his house?

5. Hunt and Yoakum have to meet with state investigators from where when they go to work the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hunt and Yoakum realize that Steve is not the security guard they are looking for?

2. Who does Hunt learn is the first body unearthed at Jarvis' house? Why is this significant?

3. Why does Yoakum think that Hunt's involvement in the Merrimon case be harmful for several reasons?

4. How does fear drive Yoakum to shoot Meechum and Johnny to stalk Levi?

5. What reason does Hunt give Yoakum for why Officer Cross probably killed David Wilson?

6. How had Levi learned of his daughter's death and what did God tell him to do?

7. How do Hunt and Yoakum reach the conclusion that the man who Johnny saw with Jarvis was a security guard?

8. Who does Hunt think planted Yoakum's shell casing in David Wilson's car and then ran Wilson over the bridge?

9. What are Ken Holloway's attitudes and actions toward women that probably make him an accessory in the child abductions?

10. Describe the scene which Hunt and Yoakum find when they arrive at Officer Cross' house to arrest him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional abuse in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of good vs. evil. Identify at least two characters that embody both good and evil and then cite an example to support your answers. How are the concepts of good and evil questioned in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it is explored in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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