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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. How old are the brothers at the beginning of the story?

2. Who does the concept apply to the most?

3. Jack immediately complains that his ______ has/have been violated.

4. Who accosts Jack at his hotel?

5. What is the name of the victim that became Sean's obsession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the meeting between Jack and Washington. What is the purpose of the meeting?

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

5. What is Washington's reaction when he learns Jack's back story? How is the incident smoothed over?

6. Sean explains a cop's life to Jack and discusses a particularly disturbing subject. What is the subject?

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

8. What is Riley's reaction when she learns that Sean is dead? What common opinion does Riley share with Jack?

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

10. What happens when Washington finally gets in touch with Wexler? What is Wexler's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the use of chemical "enhancers" in each case. Why would the Poet find it necessary to drug his victims? What type of drug was used? What was the effect? Did the drug contribute to each victim's death? How was the drug administered? How was the drug detected? Did the presence of the drug give any type of lead to the FBI?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rachel Walling's personal and professional lives. What prompted Walling to go into law enforcement? What other family members were involved in the profession? What tragedy happened when Walling was a child? What branch of law enforcement was Walling's first choice? Discuss Walling's tenure at the FBI and how it also affected her personal life.

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