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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. Where does Koop go to get away from the city after he attacks Evan?

2. Where does Sara know Evan Hart from?

3. How does Davenport know Koop has been spying on Sara from the building across the street?

4. Who checks Koop's truck once he is under surveillance?

5. What sign indicates Koop might be the serial killer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stops Koop from attacking Evan the first time he sees him being intimate with Sara?

2. Why are Davenport and Connell so concerned about arresting Koop early?

3. What does Koop do at the Posey household?

4. Why is Jan Reed at the scene where Evan is attacked?

5. What comment about deaf people does Weather make that triggers an epiphany for Davenport about his case?

6. What does Koop do to try to build an alibi right after Evan's attack?

7. What causes the police detectives to head to Joe Hillerod's house in Chapter 16?

8. What happens the first night Koop is under surveillance as he heads to Sara's apartment?

9. What do Davenport and Just Plain Schultz talk about when the police pull him over?

10. What does Koop learn about the search for him as he flees town after attacking Evan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three literary devices that Sandford uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three ways that the violence and/or murder scenes in "Night Prey" are gratuitously violent and why such violence takes away from the plot and/or rest of the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it was necessary for Connell to die in "Night Prey." Make sure to discuss what effect her death has on the text in general and on Davenport in particular -- and why those consequences were necessary for the story.

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