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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 does the Iceman shoot through to try to kill Weather?

2. Who is Duane Helper?

3. Where does the wife go shortly after the conversation?

4. How did Climpt's baby die?

5. What is the most common place to hide something in the home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harper treated once he is released from jail?

2. How does Carr plan to rescue the yellow-haired girl?

3. What is Frank LaCourt's hobby? Why does it annoy his wife?

4. What happens to Weather on the way home from work?

5. What is Davenport's first encounter with Father Bergen?

6. What important piece of evidence is found at the crime scene?

7. Explain the death of Jim Harper and the first impression of the police.

8. What information regarding the fire is revealed by Tod Crane?

9. What is Crane's explanation of how the fire started at the LaCourt house?

10. What do Davenport and Climpt find at the Schoenecker house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series. How many books are there? Write a character profile of Lucas Davenport. Discuss how the character has progressed and evolved throughout the series. Where might Davenport go next? How might Davenport's relationships with Weather and his colleagues in Grant appear in future books?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming a psychiatrist's point of view, analyze the situation with the Iceman. Discuss the character's past history in regards to psychiatric care. What would a psychiatrist say about the killer's need to commit the murders? Was the killer perverted, mentally ill, or something else? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might the Iceman have benefited from before the situation got out of hand? Is the behavior something that can be "cured?" If so, how? If not, what else can be done?

Essay Topic 3

Sandford often likes to include the perspective of the killer. Write a short memoir that might have been written by the Iceman. What types of things would the Iceman be most proud of in his career and personal lives? What other types of professional work might the Iceman have done? Would the memoir include details of his relationships with his victims? How might the Iceman describe how he felt before, during and after each murder?

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