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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. What do Andi and Grace practice?

2. How does Lucas narrow down who the informant is?

3. Why do the police have a hard time seeing Mail?

4. Which word describes how Mail felt watching Dunn and Lucas set off his trap?

5. What happened to the man who tried to break into the building?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lucas called to the police station in the middle of the night?

3. How does Dunn respond to Lucas's questions about who would benefit from Andi's kidnapping?

4. How does Mail get away from behind the house without the police catching him?

5. What does Lucas see while he is in the shop and what does it turn out to be?

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

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

8. Who calls Lucas and what does she want?

9. Who is Gloria Crosby and what does Lucas learn from her and about her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the author develop the climax of the story? Do you feel that he did a good job in developing the climax? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the justification for the kidnapping. Was this a valid reason? Why or why not? What other options would have been open to Helen?

Essay Topic 3

Write a justification for Mail's death as being the best solution to the entire situation. Do you agree or disagree with this justification? Why or why not?

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