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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 family member does Davenport mention to Reed?

2. What appliance was being worked on right before Carter died?

3. From what sleep disorder did Carter suffer?

4. What prevents Koop from getting to the roof of the apartment complex across the street from Sara's apartment?

5. Where do Lucas and Carrigan find Lawrence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ray Weston's daughter report him as a possible suspect to the police?

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

3. Why does Davenport think Junky Doog might be the killer at the beginning of the book?

4. What kinds of aspirations does Roux have?

5. What is Weather and Davenport's relationship?

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

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

8. What kind of woman was Koop's mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether Davenport is a good role model for young readers.

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

Identify what you think is the tone for "Night Prey" and discuss three literary devices that Sandford uses to create this tone.

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