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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 the name of the slumlord?

2. Davenport visits the medical examiner's office in which county?

3. Where are Shadow Love, Billy, and the Crows during their conversation?

4. Shadow Love reminisces about which member of his family?

5. Who meets up with Davenport on the way to the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Larry and Carl Reed? What is their crime?

2. Shadow Love spends time reflecting on his past. What is Shadow Love Thinking about?

3. Discuss the situation with John Liss.

4. Why is Davenport worried about Jennifer at this point?

5. In the beginning of the story, Sioux Indians go on a killing spree with the hopes of capturing an enemy. Discuss the plan.

6. How does Davenport force Liss to give up names of the people involved?

7. Discuss at least two of the pieces of bad news Daniel and others deliver to Davenport.

8. What is the result of Hart's attempts to help the police?

9. What does Lily do to distract Hood? What is the purpose of the distraction?

10. Who is Ray Cuervo? What is the man's business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into "Shadow 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.

Essay Topic 2

Davenport turns to Elle for help in assessing the mental health and actions of the killers. As a psychologist, Elle offers her professional opinion. Explain the analysis given by Elle. Why does Davenport go to her instead of the police analyst or a consultant? Is Elle more qualified? Does Davenport just go to see his friend? What assessment does Elle make about the escalation of the case? What can be done to alter the path of the killers?

Essay Topic 3

Examine John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series. How many books are there? Write a character profile of Lucas Davenport. Discuss how the character has progressed and evolved throughout the series. Where might Davenport go next? How might Davenport's relationships with Elle, Jennifer, and his colleagues change in future books?

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