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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. Why does Lucas decide to call Dunn?

2. Who becomes a new target of Mail's attraction?

3. What happens to Mail at the end of the novel?

4. Why does Lucas think the kidnapper is leading him into a trap?

5. What does Lucas ask Roux to do if he asks her to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Lucas and what does she want?

2. What is unique about the message that Mail gives to Lucas and why and how does Luca decode the message?

3. What happens when Andi begins to run to the old cistern looking for Genevieve?

4. What does Mail do when he realizes that he can't escape in his van?

5. What information about Mail is Lucas able to find at the rental complex where Mail sold computer parts?

6. What does Mail do when he sees the ambulance take his friend away?

7. How does Lucas know that Mail has set a trap for the police?

8. How does Lucas keep from being fired?

9. What does Lucas learn about Nancy Wolfe ?

10. What information does Lucas learn when he looks over the death report on John Mail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character from the novel and write a character analysis on how they developed from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. Which character do you believe changed the most in this novel? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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