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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 much money will Will convince his accountant to transfer?

2. What food item is the kidnapper's partner instructed to feed Abby?

3. In Chapter 2, Karen and Abby drive Will to what location?

4. Back in Jackson, Dr. James McDill is trying to convince his wife to take what action?

5. When Peter finds his mother what is his reaction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During Chapter 9, Dr. and Mrs. McDill talk with Special Agent Chalmers about what?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what makes the decision for Dr. and Mrs. McDill to go to the FBI so difficult?

5. Describe how Abby's health makes the kidnapping different from the others, as described in Chapter 4.

6. In Chapter 8, how does Karen take control over Hickey with the use of a scalpel?

7. Why is Abby's running away from the cabin a mistake, in Chapter 8?

8. In Chapter 10, why does Hickey tell Will that he should not have Huey's cell phone signal traced?

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

10. Even though Will was told not to trace the cell phone call, in Chapter 9 why does he do it anyway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Jennings is one of the more dynamic characters in the book. Describe his personality traits and his different roles.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Joe Hickey's motive behind letting Karen Jennings bring Abby her insulin injections. Explain whether Hickey's actions are done with compassion for Abby and her illness.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the author's use of the protagonist versus the antagonist throughout the book. In your opinion is there more than one protagonist? Antagonist? Give specific examples from the book to support your answers.

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