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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 name of the lead detective in the case of the murdered boy?

2. Washington takes it upon himself to contact which Denver cop?

3. Where was the victim found?

4. Gladden reads which author while waiting in his hotel room?

5. Gladden tries to retrieve which item from the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening chapter, Jack McEvoy learns something disturbing about his twin bother. What is the news and how did it happen?

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

3. What happens when Jack arrives in Washington DC?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the early suspects in the Poet case is Gladden. Discuss Gladden's involvement in the case. Why was Gladden a suspect? Was Gladden found guilty? What crimes did Gladden commit? How were the crimes uncovered? Who did the crimes involve? Who knew about Gladden's illegal activities? How did the police uncover Gladden's sickness?

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 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?

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