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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 ask of Annie?

2. What does Dave do?

3. Who may cut a deal with the government?

4. Who does Dave call later in the evening after talking with Dautrieve?

5. Where do Dave and Annie meet with Claudette?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave decide about Bubba?

2. Why does Claudette come to Dave's home and what does she do?

3. Why is Robin waiting for Dave one evening and what happens?

4. What does Dave ask Annie to do and how does she respond both to his request and her meeting Claudette?/

5. What murder scene does Dave investigate?

6. What does Dave do with this new information he gains from Dautrieve about Keats?

7. What is the government offering Romero and why is Dave informed of the fact?

8. What is the ongoing argument between Annie and Dave and what does Dave try to do to please Annie about the issue?

9. What does Victor Romero attempt?

10. Describe Victor Romero.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Dave rescues a little girl from the submerged plane and after taking her to a hospital for a checkup where they say she is their daughter they take her home and decide to keep her. Discuss the following:

1. How likely is it that in the "real" world a couple could get away with taking home a "stray" child and just deciding to keep her?

2. Do you think Dave and Annie are doing the right thing in keeping the girl (who they name Alafair)? Why or why not?

3. Is it ethical to keep a child when she could have blood relatives who might be concerned about her and would want to keep her as part of the family?

4. How will Dave and Annie produce the necessary documentation for school attendance and other legalities? Do you think Dave will forge the necessary documents and how could Dave justify breaking the law given that he was a police officer and returns to police work during the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Dave takes the law into his own hands when he decides to beat up Keats and then when he goes after Romero, one of his wife's murderers. Discuss the following:

1. When (or if) is it justified to mete out your own justice to someone who has wronged you or a loved one and broken the law in doing so?

2. What do you think it says about Dave's beliefs about the criminal justice system that he is his own judge and executioner?

3. Do you think Dave's beliefs about the justice system could influence his work as a police officer?

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