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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 term is often used to describe Rachel?

2. Who is Jack trying to contact when he is accosted?

3. What is the name of the researcher assigned to work the case?

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

5. What slang phrase is used when someone commits suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the first suspicions that Jack has about the case? Do Wexler and St. Louis confirm Jack's theory?

4. How could it be determined when and if it would happen to a certain cop?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Jack arrives in Washington DC?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jack's initial involvement in the Poet case. What was the first thing that caused Jack to become involved? Was Jack involved for personal reasons, professional reasons or both? Was Sean aware of the case? How did Jack become involved with the FBI? What was the deal made with Backus? Why would the FBI make a deal with a reporter? Was the deal beneficial to either or both sides?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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