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

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

3. What is found in Spencer Merrimon's pocket?

4. Which of the following is NOT something Yoakum warns Hunt about regarding Hunt's involvement with Katherine and Johnny?

5. Which of the following is NOT someone the police chief thinks were involved in the murders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What explanation do the firefighters give for the death of the girl in the mine shaft?

3. Who tips off Meechum to destroy the computer and child pornography items?

4. Why does Levi say he carried his daughter's coffin to the remote spot in the woods?

5. When does Hunt begin to think that maybe Alyssa wasn't abducted at all? Who really knows the truth?

6. Describe the encounter between Officer Taylor and the traumatized young woman at Ken Holloway's house. Why is the woman traumatized?

7. What information does Dr. Trenton Moore give to Hunt that clears Hunt in Levi's killing?

8. What is the cause of Levi's infected finger and why does he try to strangle Jack?

9. What do the firefighters find in the mine shaft?

10. What does Johnny help Levi do while he waits to ask him what David Wilson may have told him about the missing girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name. How does loss impact the characters in the novel? What symbolism connects with this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Detective Hunt and Ken Holloway. What are their roles within the story? Both of the men are interested in Katherine but for different reasons. Which man is the better choice for Katherine? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of The Last Child. Whose perspective does the narrative focus on? Is the narrator limited or omniscient? Is the story related in the present tense or past tense? Why are each of these choices significant?

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