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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 the woman's first name?

2. What is Sandy's former occupation?

3. Roux worries about the reaction from which of the following?

4. How does Davenport make a great deal of money outside the police force?

5. What is the name of the Wisconsin county involved in the case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Stadic begins to panic? What is the plan to solve the problem?

2. Who tells Davenport about LaChaise's plan? How does Davenport react to the news of the murders and attempted murder of the family members?

3. What is SEED? How is LaChaise involved with the organization? What is the main purpose of the group?

4. Who declares revenge for the deaths of the robbers? What is the relationship between the man and the criminals? Where is the man located?

5. What happens to Candy, Ginger and Duane shortly after the women leave the credit union.

6. What is Sandy Darling's situation at this point?

7. How does Del react when he finds LaChaise at his house?

8. Who is the Chief of Police for Minneapolis? Why is the chief concerned about the outcome of the credit union heist?

9. Describe the activities of each person and the props used in the crime.

10. What is the purpose of the theft? What does the trio have planned? Is it a new project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

LaChaise manages to communicate with people outside when he is incarcerated. Discuss how this is possible. In what ways can a prisoner communicate with outsiders? Are the communications monitored? If so, by whom? What kinds of things might be able to slip through? What does LaChaise communicate? How does it affect the case?

Essay Topic 2

Examine John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series. How many books are there? Write a character profile of Lucas Davenport. Discuss how the character has progressed and evolved throughout the series. Where might Davenport go next? How might Davenport's relationships with Elle, Jennifer, and his colleagues change in future books?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into "Sudden Prey." Use the scenarios in another one of Sandford's series of books for comparison. How do the story lines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? Which lead character do you like better? Explain.

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