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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 club do Isiah and the two other men park outside?

2. What was Sarah's successful book about?

3. How many men participate in the shooting at club Allure?

4. Which term is the best word for describing what happened to Bear?

5. How does Bear get to Stef's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stef get to the morgue and why is he going there?

2. What has St.-Germain been known to do?

3. What does Stef learn when he goes to view the Allure video tapes?

4. How does Stef feel while he is racing?

5. How does Bear feel about Central Park?

6. Why did Parker join the retribution squad and how does he feel about their methods now?

7. What does the girl who works at the club tell Stef about the club that may help him with the investigation?

8. How does Sarah feel about the success of her book?

9. Why doesn't Isiah have any trouble catching the drug dealer and how do the citizens react?

10. Who reassures Parker that they are doing the right thing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In real police investigations, do you believe a writer is allowed as much access to the investigation as Sarah was allowed in the novel? Why or why not? How do you think reporters or authors influence investigations? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Judge how accurate you think this book may or may not be at representing law enforcement and organized crime. Do you believe organized crime still exists in our society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think that a drug lord like St.-Germain would crave and want respectability? Do you think it is possible for a drug lord to be respectable? Why or why not?

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