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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 brother's occupation?

2. What is the reaction of the attacker when Jack makes the statement?

3. The brothers discuss the disturbing concept known as:

4. What acronym is used for the name of the brother's employer?

5. To which city does Jack fly to follow a lead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jack has a flash back to a previous time. What was the situation between Jack and Sean?

2. Chapter 13 begins with Gladden connecting to the PTL club network. What message does Gladden receive? What message does he post in return?

3. The Theresa Lofton case is compared to a similar murder case of the 1940s. What are the similar details?

4. What happened after the case had been pursued doggedly for two weeks?

5. Who were the news bearers? How were they related to Sean? Where did they work?

6. What was the interaction between Sean and the media at that time?

7. How did the media react to Sean's boycott?

8. Discuss Jack's trip to Chicago. Why is Chicago special to Jack? Why has Jack flown to the Windy City?

9. Explain the scene at the pier when the police attempt to apprehend Gladden. What happens to Gladden?

10. How does the park ranger help the case? What does he do? How does the information help Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is often said that a cop only has so many cases in him before he must retire or he will go crazy and potentially "eat a bullet." Explore this concept. Do you believe that a person can reach his limit in regards to murder and other violent crimes? Is that what happened to Sean? What options does a cop have in this area? Is there any way to prolong a person's career if this is true? How might the limit be avoided? What types of things might a cop do to avoid becoming completely overwhelmed by the work?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of the Theresa Lofton case. Why was the case so important? What about the case captured the eye of the CAPs unit? What was Sean's opinion of the case? What was unusual about the girl's death? How did the case affect Sean? Did the case have anything to do with Sean's death? Explain. What was the final resolution regarding the case?

Essay Topic 3

It is noticed early on that the Poet used quotes from famous works by Edgar Allan Poe. Examine Poe's influence on the Poet and the murders, why the Poet chose Poe and how the connection was discovered. Were all of the quotes famous? What other poet might have worked as well as Poe? What does the choice say about the killer?

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