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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. Which member is recommended?

2. What is it called when a person purposely gets killed in a police raid?

3. What piece of evidence is there in the Andretti murder?

4. How many people are shot in total?

5. Which one of the following herbs is used by Aaron?

Short Essay Questions

1. Shadow Love spends time reflecting on his past. What is Shadow Love Thinking about?

2. Discuss at least two of the pieces of bad news Daniel and others deliver to Davenport.

3. Who is the character known as "Clay?"

4. Who are Aaron and Samuel? Discuss the conversation between Aaron and Samuel.

5. What does Lily do to distract Hood? What is the purpose of the distraction?

6. Discuss the meeting held at Daniel's office.

7. How does Davenport force Liss to give up names of the people involved?

8. What happens at Bluebird's funeral? How do people react to the presence of the police?

9. Who is Leo Clark and what is his role in the story?

10. Who is Ray Cuervo? What is the man's business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daniel and Davenport have an interesting professional relationship. The two veteran cops seem to respect one another. Discuss how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Daniel's style of leadership has helped Davenport form his own style. What are the similarities? What is Daniel's background and how does it compare to Davenport's background?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sandford's brilliant use of foreshadowing throughout the book. Give at least three examples of foreshadowing. Give details and the purpose of using the technique. How else could the reader learn about the important information? What other technique might have been used?

Essay Topic 3

The murderers were counting on the case running smoothly because of the involvement of the regular police. The murderers become alarmed when they recognize Davenport. What was the difference between the police solving the crime and the case being solved by Davenport? How do the killers refer to Davenport? Is the assessment accurate? Explain. Do you think the Sioux did anything differently because of Davenport's presence? Are the Sioux more intimidated by Davenport or the FBI? Explain.

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