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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 had made Mitch feel close to Holly?

2. What does Taggart do that raises Mitch's alarms?

3. What does Holly sarcastically think of the man now?

4. What had Holly done to her hands?

5. Where does Ermina live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Anson tell Mitch the kind of work he was involved in with Julian Campbell?

2. What had happened to Mitch's parents?

3. What did Holly represent to Mitch?

4. Why did Mitch not invite his parents to the wedding?

5. What sign did the kidnapper see above the girls and what did he perceive it to mean?

6. What did Mitch originally fear? What did he fear now and why?

7. At what point did Mitch feel close to Holly, and how was he affected by this?

8. How does Holly feel about the items taken from the child's grave?

9. What did Mitch do to Taggart and why did he do it?

10. How did Holly feel when she was eating the chocolate bar, and why was this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anson's change in attitude before he was confined by Mitch and after. How did he change and was it for the better? Why or why not? Speculate on whether or not Anson's attitude is likely to change and whether it will be for better or for worse following a stint in prison.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Holly naming her first born son Anthony. What does this show about the story that Jimmy told her about? How does she recreate the story for her son, and how does she present it to him? What does Holly tell him about the chair in which her son sat?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Holly's fears of being kissed or touched by Jimmy. Why did she fear the contact so much? How was it likely that she would react to such contact? What brought Holly through her fears?

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