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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. Druze is told to destroy the woman's ____.

2. Who files changes against Lucas?

3. Who gave Druze instructions?

4. What is the name of the friend?

5. What is the name of the obnoxious reporter that corners Lucas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Loverboy? What is his first action in the investigation?

2. Who is Elizabeth Armistead? Why has she been killed? How was the body discovered?

3. Detail the scene in which Carlo Druze enters the Bekker house. What is the purpose of Druze's presence?

4. Examine the reaction of the lover when he walks in on Druze.

5. What information does Lucas receive from the Medical Examiner? What suspicions does it confirm?

6. What does Lucas learn about the crime scene at the Bekker house? What is unusual about it?

7. Why does Lucas go to the theater? What information does he get from Cassie?

8. Who is Dr. Merriam? How does Lucas contact him? What help can Merriam offer to Lucas regarding Bekker?

9. Discuss the interaction between Lucas and Elizabeth's neighbor.

10. Who is Carlo Druze? Describe his personality and motives.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carlo Druze is murdered by Michael Bekker. Bekker attempts to make the scene appear to be a murder/suicide. Explain why suicide is highly unlikely for Druze. Also examine how the death was ruled as a homicide. Who finds the bodies? Where are the bodies found? What is Lucas' opinion? What is Lucas' reaction to the crime scene? Which fellow cop is there to try and help? Explain. Also explain why Cassie was murdered. What is the main thing Michael Bekker did wrong when he tried to make Druze's death look like a suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Write a short memoir that might have been written by Carlo Druze. What types of things would Druze be most proud of in his career and personal lives? What other types of professional work might Druze have done? Would the memoir include details of his relationships with his victims? How might Druze describe how he felt before, during and after each murder? Examine the relationship between Druze and Bekker.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short story from the point of Jennifer regarding her first meeting with Davenport. How did the pair become friends and eventually lovers? Does the couple have anything in common at all? If so, what? How does Jennifer adjust her professional life in regards to Lucas' work? How has the life of each character changed since they met? Why did the couple separate? What was Lucas' reaction to the separation? Is it possible, in Jennifer's mind, to rekindle the relationship? If so, where might it go from here?

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