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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 Dave realize about Romero?
2. What do Dave and the police do?
3. What does Dave want to do?
4. Where does Dave spot Romero?
5. Why does Jerry help Dave with information about Romero?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Dave's new boss angry and what does the boss do as a consequence?
2. What is the ongoing argument between Annie and Dave and what does Dave try to do to please Annie about the issue?
3. Why does Claudette come to Dave's home and what does she do?
4. What does Dave do with this new information he gains from Dautrieve about Keats?
5. Describe Victor Romero.
6. What happens that Dave is able to start his new job?
7. Describe the confrontation between Dave and Romero.
8. What does Dave ask Annie to do and how does she respond both to his request and her meeting Claudette?/
9. What is the consequence of Claudette's visit?
10. What is the government offering Romero and why is Dave informed of the fact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 9, Dave continues his job but begins to drown in unwanted paperwork. He is good street cop but the administrative side of the job is definitely not his strong point. Discuss the following:
1. What does Dave have to do administratively that is so consuming and onerous for him? What aspects of his personality make this paperwork so difficult for him to deal with?
2. Do you think there should be some way for men and women who are really good beat cops but lousy on paperwork to have assistance with the paperwork aspect of the job? Why or why not?
3. What could be some advantages in filling out paperwork? Disadvantages?
4. Is there too much paperwork in general in the American culture? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Annie wants Dave to live a life resigned of all involvement in the shady side of life. She wants him to remain sober and entirely detached from any police-type involvement--and she is very verbal and increasingly forceful about her desires in this regard. Discuss the following:
1. Trace and analyze Dave and Annie's relationship. Is it stable? Loving? What causes the problems in the relationship when there are problems?
2. Do you think it is fair of Annie to ask Dave to stay out of the situation that revolves around the plane crash? Does she expect him to be someone he is not?
3. Annie meets Dave after he has already resigned from the police force in New Orleans; therefore, she marries a man who is not engaged in police operations. Do you think she would have married Dave had he still been a police officer?
Essay Topic 3
The plot of a mystery/detective novel is part of what makes the book successful or not. Discuss the following:
1. What is the basic plot of HEAVEN'S PRISONERS?
2. How successful is the author at making the plot believable?
3. How successful is the author at expressing the plot with believable characters and action?
4. Discuss where the various elements of plot occur (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement) with specific details.
5. Do you think most mystery/detective novels have the same basic plot? Explain.
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