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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 is Jackson's father's name?

2. How does Jackson kill Bobbie Jo Reynolds?

3. Who does LuAnn receive a call from just after she is intimate with Matt for the first time?

4. How does Jackson kill Alicia Crane?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie discover from Thomas Donovan's files after breaking into his house?

2. How do Matt and LuAnn escape from the FBI from her house?

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

4. How is Jackson able to kidnap Lisa?

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

6. What information does John Pemperton give to Charlie regarding the person involved in the car chase with LuAnn?

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

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

9. What does LuAnn ask of Charlie after her encounter with Jackson in Wicken's Hunt?

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

Examine the portrayal of father-son relationships in the book. What is telling of the importance of having a healthy relationship between father and son based on the portrayal of Jackson and his father?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of trust that is presented in the book. What must be present in order to have real trust in others, and what can we learn about trust being an act of faith based on LuAnn and Matt's relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of the antagonist portrayed in the book. How does the author present Jackson as a complex character, and why is this significant?

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