Why do Anne and Marco go to the Stillwells' house?, To discuss Marco's business, To attend a birthday dinner party, To celebrate the birth of Cora, Anne wants to spend some time with her friend, Why do Anne and Marco decide to go to the neighbour's without a babysitter?, They assume that checking on Cora regularly will make it acceptable to leave her at home., They decide that a short absence will not be a problem because Cora is asleep and the houses are close, Richard tells them to leave her at home, They have arranged for Cynthia to supervise Cora while they are next door., What do the parents discover when they return home?, Cora is missing and the front door is open, The baby monitor has been stolen, The motion detector is off, The police are already inside the house, What makes Marco financially vulnerable?, He has lost his job, His software business is struggling, He owes money to Graham, He spends more than he has, What role do Marco's financial difficulties play in the plot?, They explain why he accepts responsibility for the disappearance to protect Anne., They give him a possible motive for becoming involved in a scheme connected to Cora's disappearance, C. They lead him to report Richard to the police after Cora disappears., They have no connection to the story, Why does Anne's mental state become important to the investigation?, She has already been convicted of a crime, Her medication is the cause of Cora's disappearance, It means that Detective Rasbach cannot use any evidence connected to her., Her depression, and uncertainty about her memories raise questions, Why does Cynthia become a serious threat to Marco?, She persuades Detective Rasbach that Marco has been responsible for the crime, She discovers that Marco has concealed Anne's medical records from the police., She has information that connects him to taking Cora, She convinces Richard that Marco has deliberately endangered Anne, How should the reader interpret Detective Rasbach's suspicion of the parents?, As evidence that he has already established which parent is guilty., As proof that their emotional reactions are inconsistent with innocent behaviour., As a sign that he is testing their accounts against the circumstances and evidence., As confirmation that he believes the disappearance was planned by both parents., What does the camera footage change about the reader's understanding of Marco?, It establishes that Marco acted entirely alone and that no one else knew about the plan, It shows that Marco had no financial reason to become involved in the scheme., It confirms that Marco's original account of the evening was accurate, It reveals a connection between Marco and Cora's disappearance, What does the investigation reveal about Richard?, He had no knowledge of Marco's financial circumstances, He's involved in the disappearance, He is Rasbach's superior, He has been searching for Cora on his own, Which statement best captures how the novel develops its central mystery?, The reader receives all the essential information early on, and later chapters mainly confirm the first explanation, The investigation focuses on external suspects until the parents are completely cleared of suspicion., The disappearance is resolved as soon as the police establish that the parents made a mistake, New information repeatedly changes the significance of earlier clues and challenges the reader's judgements about the characters

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