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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jack suspect of selling him out?
(a) Thorson.
(b) Walling.
(c) Ford.
(d) Warren.

2. Jack must fly to _____ immediately after learning about the story.
(a) Denver.
(b) LA.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

3. Who was responsible for the newspaper story?
(a) McEvoy.
(b) Glenn.
(c) Thorson.
(d) Warren.

4. Backus believes that _____ is imperative if the killer is to be caught.
(a) Interviewing sources.
(b) Containment.
(c) News coverage.
(d) Communication.

5. What adjective does Thorson use to describe Rachel when speaking with Jack?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Fragile.
(d) Cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack tricks the hotel desk clerk into giving him which of the following?

2. Where is Rachel the next time she contacts Jack?

3. Where was the item found?

4. Where do Jack and Rachel go the next morning?

5. Jack could not connect the Poet to the killing in which state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general consensus in regards to the Poe/Poet connection?

2. What news does Rachel receive from Thorson the next morning? What is the reaction of Jack, Rachel, and Glenn?

3. How does Jack know Rachel is bluffing when she attempts to arrest him for theft?

4. What do Backus, Jack and the agents discuss at the meeting? What vital piece of information is uncovered?

5. How had the sixth case stumped Jack? Why was the murder in Florida different from all the others?

6. Who had contacted Rachel about Jack's meeting with Warren? What was Warren doing at the time?

7. Discuss the information received by Jack regarding Horace Gomble. What is a possible connection between Gomble and the Poet?

8. What information is uncovered when Rachel and Jack go to Phoenix? Why is it obvious that the latest victim did not commit suicide?

9. How does Detective Thomas fit into the story? What is the link to Gladden?

10. What does Jack propose to Backus? What is the final decision on Jack's involvement in the case?

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