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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 Jackson vow to do to Matt if he finds anything troubling in his past?

2. Whose death does Matt see on a newspaper headline in Chapter 51?

3. Where does LuAnn go after she discovers that Matt knows more about her involvement with the lottery than she had previously told him?

4. John Pemperton reveals that the car that was involved in the chase with LuAnn is being held where?

5. What is it about her mother's clock that LuAnn often finds comforting while at Wicken's Hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Lisa's outburst after LuAnn suggests they may have to move again after arriving in Charlottesville?

2. How is Bobbie Jo Reynolds' life described after winning the lottery?

3. How is LuAnn able to secure a nest egg for her and Matt at the end of the book?

4. How does LuAnn react after noticing Jackson watching her outside her house in Chapter 43?

5. Describe what happens after Jackson reveals that his and Luann's deal is over, after breaking into her house.

6. How is Jackson able to escape the FBI after they learn his true identity?

7. How does Matt rescue LuAnn when she is trapped inside Thomas Donovan's house?

8. How does Jackson get past FBI agents and into LuAnn's house?

9. What does Jackson learn about the past of Matt Riggs?

10. How does Thomas Donovan try and coerce LuAnn's cooperation in uncovering the lottery scam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of nostalgia is one thing that drives many of the antagonist's actions in the book.

Part 1.) What role does Jackson's childhood play on his actions as an adult?

Part 2.) What is telling of Jackson's nature based on the nostalgia present in his home?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the impact one's nostalgia can have on the present based on Jackson's actions in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of strength presented in the book. Which character represents the epitome of strength, and what traits does he or she possess that makes this true?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of identity that is portrayed in the book. What is telling of the impact that losing one's identity could have, based on LuAnn's life after taking on a fake identity?

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