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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 Lucas do while on the stake out?

2. When did Vullion return to Minneapolis?

3. What is determined by Jennifer and Vullion?

4. What does Lucas realize when he returns to the stake out?

5. What will Vullion use as a defense?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucas do after shooting Vullion?

2. What hinders Vullion's escape?

3. What alerts Vullion to the presence of the police?

4. How does Vullion react when he begins to get restless?

5. What news does Davenport receive about Annie McGowan?

6. What is Lucas upset about in the beginning of this section?

7. What does Vullion do when he reaches his house?

8. What does Vullion say when Lucas holds him at gunpoint?

9. How does Vullion know for sure that the police are onto him?

10. What do the police discover when they get into Vullion's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jennifer Carey announces that she is pregnant but refuses to marry Lucas. Why does Carey refuse? What is Davenport's reaction? What are Carey's plans for work? What does Cary plan to do about the baby? What are Davenport's plans? To whom does Davenport go for advice? What is the state of the relationship between Carey and Davenport? What do you think might happen? Do you think the trend of unmarried people having babies has increased or decreased over the past 5 years? 10 years? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a feature story from one of the tabloids and re-write it as a real news item from Carey's point of view. Pretend that the story might be found in a respected newspaper. What are the challenges? Are you pleased with the outcome?

Essay Topic 3

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 Elle, Jennifer, and his colleagues change in future books?

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