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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. In what branch of the military did Koop serve?

2. Who witnesses Koop's first attack on someone in the apartment building across from Sara's?

3. Where do Lucas and Carrigan find Lawrence?

4. What item is Junky Doog playing with like a baton when Davenport finds him?

5. What is the name of the biker gang Joe Hillerod reportedly belongs to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprises Davenport about his first conversation with Jan Reed?

4. What important event happens as Koop is heading to the bookstore in Chapter 1?

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

6. What comparison does Davenport note between murderers and Weather when he is watching Weather operate at the hospital?

7. What kinds of aspirations does Roux have?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two female characters of your choosing from the "Night Prey," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least three things that Sandford is able to do with the character of Davenport because he is a man AND at least three things Davenport is *not* able to do with him because he is a man.

Essay Topic 3

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

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