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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. Who is Tod Crane?

2. What is the coroner's unusual first name?

3. What is Weather's profession?

4. What do the two have in common?

5. The crime unit comes from which city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Russ Harper arrested? What is Davenport's suggestion to Harper?

2. How is Bergen killed? By whom?

3. What are the yellow-haired girl's thoughts in regard to the Iceman's temper?

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

5. Where is the meet up point for the posse?

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

7. What happens when Weather and Bruun reach the hospital?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main theme in WINTER PREY is child exploitation. Discuss the sex ring and how it plays a main part in the story. What character seems to be the first victim? Who is responsible? What could have been done about the crime? How was the child affected? What is the punishment for such an offense? What might the charges be? Investigate the crime and how a typical case might proceed.

Essay Topic 2

Sheriff Shelly Carr has a great deal of trouble facing the potential involvement of Father Bergen. Discuss the relationship between Carr and Bergen. How is Bergen viewed by his parishioners? How is the priest viewed by the townspeople? How did Carr react to Bergen's death? How was the situation resolved?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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