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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. Where does Vullion leave his car?

2. What is missing from the scene at Carla's?

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

4. How much is the item worth?

5. Where did the man go after he left the Twin Cities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Davenport receive about Annie McGowan?

2. What does Lucas find when he wakes up the next morning?

3. How long has it been since Heather was murdered? What do the police surmise?

4. What does Vullion do when he reaches his house?

5. How does Vullion react when he begins to get restless?

6. What does Lucas notice when he returns from picking up the pizza?

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

8. How does Vullion know when Annie is home?

9. What is Lucas upset about in the beginning of this section?

10. How does Vullion know for sure that the police are onto him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Lucas and Elle. What is the common ground for friendship? How do their professional lives often interfere with their personal relationship? How does one know when a boundary has been crossed? Do the friends respect each other? How has their relationship evolved? Where might it go from here? Do you think the relationship will ever change drastically? Did Lucas' relationship with Elle help or hinder Lucas' opinion? How did it affect the case?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the story, Vullion dies from gunshot wounds. Davenport makes the death look like self-defense. Is there any difference between self-defense and murder? How might it be prosecuted in court? What do you think would happen to Davenport? How could either side prove its case? Use a real life story to gain insight into the process and how a verdict is determined. Also discuss possible repercussions for Davenport.

Essay Topic 3

Assuming a psychiatrist's point of view, analyze the situation with Vullion. Discuss Vullion's past history in regards to psychiatric care. What would a psychiatrist say about Vullion's need to beat the women he murders? Was Vullion perverted, mentally ill, or something else? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might Vullion have benefited from before the situation got out of hand? Is the behavior something that can be "cured?" If so, how? If not, what else can be done?

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