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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 do Jan Reed and Davenport do after leaving the crime scene where Evan was attacked?

2. What does Troy want Davenport to do with Koop in Chapter 28?

3. Who puts an electronic tracker on Koop's truck?

4. Who does Hillerod think the police sketch of the suspected serial killer looks like?

5. Where is Koop first arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sara so upset after Evan's attack?

2. What alibi does Hillerod have that clears him of Wannemaker's murder?

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

4. What does Davenport discover from the St. Paul police department about the tip that came from the deaf witnesses?

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

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

7. What do Davenport and Just Plain Schultz talk about when the police pull him over?

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

9. What is suspicious to the police about where Koop lives and about his truck?

10. What does Koop do to try to build an alibi right after Evan's attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three reasons why "Night Prey" could be classified in a genre other than murder mystery, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three ways that the violence and/or murder scenes in "Night Prey" are gratuitously violent and why such violence takes away from the plot and/or rest of the text.

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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