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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. To which city does Jack fly to follow a lead?

2. Where did Sean send a copy of his case file?

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

4. What was the first name of the victim?

5. What connection begins to emerge between cases?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Jack arrives in Washington DC?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Jack's first clue that the police suicides were connected? What type of investigation was started by Jack? What caused him to start a nationwide search? Where did the investigation lead? What were the most important things learned by Jack and the FBI?

Essay Topic 2

It is noticed early on that the Poet used quotes from famous works by Edgar Allan Poe. Examine Poe's influence on the Poet and the murders, why the Poet chose Poe and how the connection was discovered. Were all of the quotes famous? What other poet might have worked as well as Poe? What does the choice say about the killer?

Essay Topic 3

Would the story have had a different impact if the killer had used quotes from another poet? What other kinds of clues might the killer decide to leave at the scene of the crime? Discuss well known cases in which the killer left obvious or cryptic clues. Were the clues ever deciphered? Did the clues help to solve the case?

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