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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 Steve's car attract?

2. Where does Steve want to take Daisy when she is finished with school?

3. Where does Elsie go after talking to the police?

4. What happens to the officer at the park?

5. Which scares Daisy the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Steve so annoyed with the traffic all of a sudden?

2. What shocking event happens on the way home from the park?

3. Why does Daisy require round the clock protection?

4. How does Daisy accidentally apprehend another criminal?

5. What is Daisy's main reason for not wanting to marry Steve?

6. Why does Steve plan the day at the amusement park?

7. Why does Mrs. Crow give Daisy the heirloom ring?

8. Why is Daisy feeling more threatened than ever after the firebomb?

9. What does Steve offer as a half-hearted joke?

10. What job does Steve offer to help Daisy with the next day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The separation of Daisy and Steve comes at the end of the story after the main plot has been resolved. Is the separation and reunion necessary to the story or is it anti-climactic? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The Roach is a high level dangerous drug dealer from the southern part of Washington D.C. Daisy does not think twice about going near the man although there is a crime scene. The exact nature of the Roach's crime is not revealed beyond the fact that there is a hostage. What do you think happened? Is it realistic to think that the Roach would simply let the child go and make a run for it when the building was surrounded?

Essay Topic 3

Daisy and Steve both have very different ideas on how to live a life. Both are very goal oriented on a professional level but seem to have little else in common. Compare and contrast their personal and professional lives and goals and how they relate to the story.

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