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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. Whose statement about the possible killer does Lawrence's statement parallel?

2. Who are John and George Joyce?

3. What is Charmagne Carter's visible sign of death?

4. What is Weather's last name?

5. Who did Carter spend the day with the night she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Price insist happened the night he supposedly killed the woman he is in jail for killing?

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

3. What kinds of aspirations does Roux have?

4. What reasons does Davenport have when he argues with Connell about releasing the sketch of their suspect to the media?

5. Why does Davenport orchestrate an assault with Junky Doog when he meets him at the dump?

6. What signals to Davenport and Greaves that Junky Doog, when they find him, has lost touch with reality?

7. How did Koop get the key to Sara's apartment?

8. What did Koop learn about himself while in the Army?

9. Why is Jan Reed so friendly with Davenport?

10. Why does Weather wake Davenport up to watch the morning news in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing how Connell's cancer functions as its own unique character in "Night Prey." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your strong thesis statement.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Harriet Wannemaker's murder scene 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least three key facts about Davenport that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.

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