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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 LuAnn share all the details about with Matt after they are intimate for the first time?

2. Who is the known assassin that LuAnn was seen with just before his death, according to the FBI agent?

3. Who saves LuAnn and Matt from the river after Jackson is killed?

4. Who does LuAnn learn died of a stabbing, and not a head wound from her, while meeting with Thomas Donovan for the first time?

5. What does Jackson vow to do to Matt if he finds anything troubling in his past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jackson learn about the past of Matt Riggs?

2. What happens after Jackson reveals himself as Bobbie Jo Reynolds in disguise to Thomas Donovan?

3. What happens between LuAnn and Matt after she goes out to see him survey her land for a new building?

4. What does LuAnn learn about her past when she finally meets with Thomas Donovan?

5. How does Matt rescue LuAnn when she is trapped inside Thomas Donovan's house?

6. What does LuAnn ask of Charlie after her encounter with Jackson in Wicken's Hunt?

7. How does LuAnn react when she realizes Matt knows more about her situation than she has told him?

8. How does Thomas Donovan try and coerce LuAnn's cooperation in uncovering the lottery scam?

9. How is Jackson's true identity almost revealed during a fight with LuAnn?

10. How does Jackson get past FBI agents and into LuAnn's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of law enforcement in the book. How does the author suggest that law enforcement has flaws and is not always the best judge of character, based on George Masters' portrayal in the book?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of nostalgia is one thing that drives many of the antagonist's actions in the book.

Part 1.) What role does Jackson's childhood play on his actions as an adult?

Part 2.) What is telling of Jackson's nature based on the nostalgia present in his home?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the impact one's nostalgia can have on the present based on Jackson's actions in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of trust that is presented in the book. What must be present in order to have real trust in others, and what can we learn about trust being an act of faith based on LuAnn and Matt's relationship?

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