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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. When Will's lecture is over, his friends try to convince Will to do what?
2. When Peter finds his mother what is his reaction?
3. How often does the kidnapper have to call his partner throughout the kidnapping?
4. What is the kidnapper's excuse to not let Karen go to the bank?
5. Will and Karen are given no choice but to conclude the kidnapping by __________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Cheryl's past, as depicted in Chapter 6.
2. What danger comes about for Abby when the McDill's go to the FBI about their son's kidnapping in Chapter 9?
3. In Chapter 5, what makes the decision for Dr. and Mrs. McDill to go to the FBI so difficult?
4. Describe the story that Will Jennings is instructed to tell his accountant, as described in Chapter 3.
5. Describe how Huey tries to get Abby to return to the cabin in Chapter 8.
6. Describe how Karen injures Hickey as part of her plan to help Abby, in Chapter 7.
7. What important information about Cheryl is revealed in Chapter 5 when Will tries to get Cheryl's gun?
8. In Chapter 10, why does Hickey tell Will that he should not have Huey's cell phone signal traced?
9. What is so significant about the amount of money chosen for ransom as described in Chapter 3? What will Hickey, Huey, and Cheryl it use the money for?
10. Why is Abby's running away from the cabin a mistake, in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how Will Jennings is acquainted with the president of the cell phone company, Harley Ferris. Then explain Ferris's role in the book and if he is ever successful in helping Will locate Abby.
Essay Topic 2
Explain exactly what Joe Hickey does to each of the mothers of the kidnapped children. Explain how these actions affected both Margaret McDill and Karen Jennings.
Essay Topic 3
Describe how Abby Jennings's medical condition has a major impact on the development of the story. Give specific examples of her disease disrupting the flow of Hickey's plan.
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