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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. Who assists Jack with the theft?

2. What is the name of the department that captures Gladden?

3. What is the name of the park that is encompassed at this location?

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

5. What is the name of the cop bar visited by the brothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Jack is able to make a tenuous connection to Warren. What is the connection?

5. How does Legs act when Jack tells the whole story?

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

7. Where do Jack and Legs meet? Where do the men go and why?

8. What does Jack hope to accomplish while he is in Chicago? What information is uncovered?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sean McEvoy was a well respected cop that transferred into the CAPs Unit. Considering that McEvoy was at least 10 years younger than many of his subordinates, how do you think the men regarded him as a leader? Did McEvoy command and receive respect? What might a cop like Sean have to do to prove himself in that type of situation?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Jack's relationship with the FBI. How did the members of the FBI team react to Jack's input? Which member of the team was most resistant to working with Jack? Who was the most cooperative? Do you think Jack's interaction with the agents was logical and reasonable or irrational?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Jack and Rachel Walling. How did they meet? Was the relationship personal, professional, or both? How did the relationship affect Sean's case? What was Waling's opinion of Jack's investigation? Were Waling's assumptions about Jack correct? What did Waling's co-workers think of Jack?

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