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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. Vullion studies the downfall of which famous serial killer?

2. What item does Lucas manufacture in Chapter 29?

3. Where does Vullion go after dinner?

4. In what city does Vullion spend the night?

5. What do police discover upstairs in Vullion's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the police discover when they get into Vullion's house?

2. How does Vullion manage to escape from the surveillance team?

3. Who visits Nester? Why?

4. What does Vullion do instead of going to bed?

5. How did Vullion gain entry into Wheatcroft's home?

6. What does Vullion do while driving through Wisconsin?

7. Why doesn't Nester spend much time with the Rices? How does it affect the case?

8. What alerts Vullion to the presence of the police?

9. What does Vullion say when Lucas holds him at gunpoint?

10. How does McGowan react to the news that she is being placed under surveillance? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vullion had frequent flashbacks about childhood, being abused, and torturing animals. Write an essay explaining Vullion's violent and traumatic childhood. What happened to Vullion's parents? Why was she so badly abused? How did the experience change Vullion? Do you think Vullion could have overcome his childhood traumas? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Jennifer Carey announces that she is pregnant but refuses to marry Lucas. Why does Carey refuse? What is Davenport's reaction? What are Carey's plans for work? What does Cary plan to do about the baby? What are Davenport's plans? To whom does Davenport go for advice? What is the state of the relationship between Carey and Davenport? What do you think might happen? Do you think the trend of unmarried people having babies has increased or decreased over the past 5 years? 10 years? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into RULES OF PREY. Use the scenarios in another one of Sandford's series of books for comparison. How do the story lines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? Which lead character did you like better? Explain.

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