news item 12: ABDUCTIONS AND KIDNAPPINGS 1

What is the name of the missing eight-year-old boy?

• Ben

• Tom

• Jack

• Sam

Where did the boy disappear from?

• Gloomford

• Bristol

• Brighton

• Manchester

What are the police worried about regarding Ben's trail?

• Being visible

• Being found

• Going hot

• Going cold

What type of posts have been alerted in the search for Ben?

• Schools

• Shopping malls

• Border posts

• Train stations

What did the man posing as an estate agent do at Ben's house?

• Broke in

• Took a keen interest in the boy

• Stole money

• Left immediately

What did the couple in an Escort allegedly use to lure children into their car?

• Candy

• Toy

• Rabbit

• Book

What do the boy's parents believe about his abduction?

• He ran away

• He is alive

• He was never abducted

• He is dead

What was the ransom amount demanded for Mrs. Sara Evans' safe return?

• $10,000

• $50,000

• $200,000

• $100,000

What did the caller threaten to do if the ransom was not paid?

• Release the victim

• Harm the family

• Cut off an ear

• Cut off a finger

How was Mrs. Sara Evans freed from her captor?

• A milkman heard her cries for help

• The police rescued her

• She escaped

• Her captor released her