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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. How many mothers did Karen find out that Hickey has raped?

2. Karen uses what to threaten Hickey before he tries to rape her?

3. When Karen is forced to leave, who is supposed to care for Abby?

4. What is Margaret's reaction to finding her son?

5. How does Huey frighten Abby after she runs away?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what evidence is given that Huey will do anything that Hickey asks him?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Karen cooperate with Hickey's demands of having sex with him?

3. What type of meeting is Will the keynote speaker at, as described in Chapter 2?

4. Describe how Huey Cotton is depicted in Chapter 1.

5. In Chapter 5, how does Hickey display some common sense and compassion when it comes Abby?

6. Why is Margaret McDill convinced that she and her son Peter will surely be murdered, in Chapter 1?

7. Karen holds Hickey at gunpoint in Chapter 3. How does Hickey convince her that it is in her best interest to let him go?

8. In Chapter 5, how does the reader learn that Hickey's compassion is really non-existent?

9. What important information about Cheryl is revealed in Chapter 5 when Will tries to get Cheryl's gun?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Chery Lynn Tilly and Huey Cotton are connected to Joe Hickey. Also, describe how Hickey influenced Cheryl's past career decisions.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why it took so long for the McDills to contact the FBI about their son's kidnapping. Give specific examples from the story why they were hesitant.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the changes and development of Cheryl Lynn Tilly's character throughout the book. Discuss her personality, her past, and how she became essential to Will's plan to rescue Abby.

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