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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 is determined by Jennifer and Vullion?

2. What item is purchased by the man?

3. In what city does Vullion spend the night?

4. Who does Davenport visit in relation to the missing gun?

5. What state does Vullion drive into while heading to the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vullion know when Annie is home?

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

3. What is Vullion's plan for getting into Ruiz's apartment? Does it work?

4. What does Maddog do when he gets home from work?

5. What does Lucas find at Vullion's house?

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

7. Who visits Nester? Why?

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

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

10. What have the detectives learned about tracing Vullion's identity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Davenport shot Vullion, knowing that Vullion would probably get away with the crimes. Examine Davenport's attempt at making the death look like self-defense. How else might Davenport have killed Vullion while making it look like self-defense or suicide? What kinds of tests might be conducted to prove or disprove Davenport's story? Use examples to illustrate your point.

Essay Topic 2

Davenport is well known as a successful video game inventor. Discuss how Davenport got into the business. What was the original idea? How are video games developed? What kinds of games are Davenport's specialty? Is it expensive to develop a game? Where does Davenport do his work? Who helps Davenport test the games? How do you think the video game business affects Davenport's police work? Do you think Davenport will stay with the business as well as the police force? If not, which job will he quit?

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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