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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 does Raco say a parent would know about their child?

2. Whose idea is it to lie and say they were together when Ellie went missing?

3. What is the name of Kiewarra's doctor?

4. On which continent does this story take place?

5. What does Falk believe happened to the rabbit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the evidence point to as the murderer originally?

2. What are the theories about why Charlotte was left alive?

3. What does Raco think Falk may remember from childhood?

4. Who remains alive from the family of four, three of whom were killed?

5. What is suspicious about Billy's room being torn apart?

6. What does Gerry suspect about his son?

7. What does Falk notice in the picture of Luke's truck?

8. What is Raco doing when Falk finds him in the barn?

9. Why does Falk reluctantly return to Kiewarra?

10. Where was Luke before the murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so jarring for Falk to see the flyers about Ellie? Who do you think created them and why? What effect does seeing his father's face have on Falk?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author insinuate that the looks and whispers of the townspeople are directed at Luke? What is the mood when he is recognized?

Essay Topic 3

When Luke pretends to go missing in the woods it upsets everyone, especially Ellie. What does it say about Ellie's state of mind that she was so angry with Luke for his stunt? How did her reaction differ from the others in the group?

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