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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 criminal's purpose in shooting Bear?

2. After Stef returns to work, whose murder scene is he called to?

3. What type of club is Allure?

4. How does Stef spend his Saturday after Barnwell's death?

5. Where does Bear go after he is shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bear so excited and willing to go out at night?

2. What information does Bear learn about the man who shoots him?

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

4. Why is Parker at the club and who is Oliver Barnwell?

5. How does Stef feel while he is racing?

6. How long has Stef been obsessed with the Grave Dancer and how does he feel now that this obsession is ending?

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

8. Where does Stef find Bear and how does he react to finding him?

9. What happens seconds before the gunman opens fire?

10. What happens before the police can approach the target house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think it is right to seek vengeance through violent means when someone has gotten away with a crime? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did the author of this novel use the tool of foreshadowing? Was this an effective strategy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways was the character of Stef able to show that he had the ability to protect and serve? Do you think a police department would allow an officer in a wheelchair to go out on the street like Stef did? Why or why not?

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