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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 cuts Davenport's head during the bust of the motorcycle gang?

2. What weapon does Koop use to attack Evan?

3. Where do Davenport and Connell first question Sara?

4. Why does Davenport think Sara Jensen might be the person the serial killer is stalking?

5. What time of day does Koop attack Evan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment about deaf people does Weather make that triggers an epiphany for Davenport about his case?

2. What causes the police detectives to head to Joe Hillerod's house in Chapter 16?

3. What happens between Davenport and the man at the junkyard that results in Davenport getting hurt?

4. What stops Koop from attacking Evan the first time he sees him being intimate with Sara?

5. Why is Jan Reed at the scene where Evan is attacked?

6. Why are Davenport and Connell so concerned about arresting Koop early?

7. Why does Koop surrender so easily when the police arrest him in Chapter 29?

8. What kinds of reactions and thoughts about Sara is Koop having as he drives away from attacking Evan?

9. How does Evan respond to Sara's concern about her apartment being burglarized?

10. What does Davenport tell Jan Reed about the junkyard bust once she starts asking questions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose at least one female character from "Night Prey" and discuss at least three ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it was necessary for Connell to die in "Night Prey." Make sure to discuss what effect her death has on the text in general and on Davenport in particular -- and why those consequences were necessary for the story.

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