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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 causes a person to get shot?
2. What is the name of the neighborhood in which the hideout is located?
3. Who does Stadic call about leaving town?
4. Which of the following words best describes the LaChaise family?
5. What was the name of the restaurant used by Stadic and Harp?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does LaChaise deal with being wounded? Who is obligated to help LaChaise by tending to his wounds?
2. Describe the opening scene. Who is in the process of stealing a van? Who does the woman meet after the theft?
3. Where does Davenport live? To whom does Davenport talk over the LaChaise case when he is off duty? What fears does Davenport communicate regarding the case?
4. Who are Andy Stadic and Daymon Harp? What is their relationship? What causes friction between the men?
5. What happens when Stadic begins to panic? What is the plan to solve the problem?
6. How does Del react when he finds LaChaise at his house?
7. Who is the Chief of Police for Minneapolis? Why is the chief concerned about the outcome of the credit union heist?
8. Where does Darling go to meet LaChaise? Who has helped LaChaise to escape and hide out?
9. Who declares revenge for the deaths of the robbers? What is the relationship between the man and the criminals? Where is the man located?
10. Discuss the murder and attempted murder of the family members of Kupicek and Capslock. Who commits the crimes? What is the outcome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write your own murder mystery based on "Sudden Prey." Use Davenport as the lead character. Supply complete storyboards. Include character information, plot, synopsis, etc. Explain your inspiration.
Essay Topic 2
Write a complete character description of Weather Karkinnen. Include her personal and professional lives, relationship to family, and prestige as a surgeon. Also discuss how Weather handles being intimately involved with police work, even when it is against her will.
Essay Topic 3
Symbolism is an important part of a mystery, often giving clues to the reader and the story's detective. What are the ways in which Sandford uses symbolism in his stories? Give examples of blatant symbolism and more subtle symbolism. Compare and contrast the symbolism used in Sanford's mysteries and the mysteries written by another famous author.
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