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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 does Sister Mary's technique work for Lucas?

2. What does Sherrill believe might be left at the scene on a shoe?

3. What information does Lucas attempt to get from Sister Mary Joseph?

4. How is the anonymous person who talks to Mail involved in the kidnapping?

5. What did the police discover at the sight of the first clue from the kidnapper that Lucas wanted to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dunn say is the reason that he and Andi are separated and where does he believe this separation will lead?

2. What does the anonymous person tell Mail about the police?

3. What do Lucas and the chief find when they arrive at Andi's father's home?

4. What does Lucas learn about Andi's father?

5. How is Andi handling the kidnapping?

6. Why do both cops and criminals notice Lucas more than other police officers?

7. Why does Lucas talk to his friend who is also a psychologist, and how does his plan work?

8. How does Lucas hear the message from Andi?

9. What does the family notice about Andi in her message and what does Lucas learn from her message?

10. Who does Lucas get to help with the ruse to find Andi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the manner in which the author ended the story. Do you believe that the ending was appropriate or inappropriate? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

What part does Andi's profession play in the main plot of this novel? In what ways is her profession helpful? In what ways does it seem useless? Do you think her training should have helped her more? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is greed a theme of this novel? Which characters demonstrate greed? Why do you characterize them as being greedy?

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