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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 item does Jack steal?

2. Who accosts Jack at his hotel?

3. Who does the concept apply to the most?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the lead investigator on the Smathers case? Where does the man work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How might the investigation have changed if Glenn had assigned the story of Sean's murder to Jack? Why did Glenn choose not to assign the story to Jack? Was it a wise move? Which of the reporters took over the story? Would the focus have remained the same if Jack had been the one writing it? Explain.

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

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?

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