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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. Where did Carter live?

2. What does Koop tell Marcy Lane in order to get her in his car?

3. Why did Carter have her windows and doors open the day she died?

4. Whom does the reader learn Koop has also killed in Chapter 5?

5. What does the tip say about the license plate possibly seen right before Wannemaker disappears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major act of kindness did Weather do for Davenport a year before "Night Prey" opens?

2. What did Sara imagine was happening when Koop licked her forehead?

3. What kinds of aspirations does Roux have?

4. What important information does Mae Heinz contribute to the investigation?

5. What two reasons does Roux have for ordering Davenport to resume his investigation in Chapter 7?

6. How does Koop get a copy of the new key to Sara's apartment?

7. What kind of case does Davenport watch Weather operate on in the hospital in Chapter 11?

8. What does the owner of The Saint tell Davenport and Connell when they come to question him about Harriet?

9. What makes Sara realize that someone has licked her while she has been asleep?

10. Why is Chief Roux furious in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least four aspects of "Night Prey" that can easily be carried over into another novel in the Lucas Davenport mystery series.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four features of Koop and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three literary techniques Sandford uses to make one character of your choosing from "Night Prey" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

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