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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 person is the husband eager to speak to?

2. Whose house is searched by Davenport and Climpt?

3. What issue does the Iceman have at night?

4. What suspicion about Bergen is dismissed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Davenport hope to learn from calling his old friend, Elle?

2. Where is the LaCourt house located? How is it placed in proximity to the LaCourts' neighbors?

3. What is Bergen like when found by Carr and Davenport? What does Carr do?

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

5. What happens when Davenport starts to go after the Iceman?

6. Where is the Iceman when the police realize what happened? How is he being tracked?

7. What happens when Davenport tells Carr about the Harper-LaCourt connection?

8. Where does the Iceman station himself to wait for Weather?

9. What does the burglary specialist tell Crane about common hiding places?

10. What is the result of the conversation with Mueller?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father Phil Bergen is murdered and the death is made to look like a suicide. Explain why suicide is highly unlikely for Bergen. Also examine how the death was ruled as a homicide. What could make Bergen commit suicide? What is the Catholic Church's stance on suicide? How does the rule compare to those in other religions? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write a short story from the point of Weather Karkinnen regarding her first meeting with Davenport. How did the pair become friends and eventually lovers? Does the couple have anything in common at all? If so, what? Has the life of each character changed since they met?

Essay Topic 3

Being in Grant for work is a strange circumstance for Davenport. Because Lucas Davenport was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has always lived in the area known as "The Cities," rural living is a bit of a shock. Compare and contrast city living with country living. Include conveniences, atmosphere, attitude, police work, and other pertinent aspects in the story.

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