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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 is Butters sent to kill a cop's family member?

2. Who does Stadic decide to kill first?

3. What emotion is experienced by Davenport in regards to Jennifer?

4. Which cop's wife is Butters' victim?

5. What is the name of the person killed by Stadic in the beginning of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Davenport and others arrive at the house?

2. What is the purpose of the theft? What does the trio have planned? Is it a new project?

3. Discuss the murder and attempted murder of the family members of Kupicek and Capslock. Who commits the crimes? What is the outcome?

4. LaChaise and his crew change locations for their hide out. Where had they been staying and where have they moved? Why do they move?

5. What happens to Candy, Ginger and Duane shortly after the women leave the credit union.

6. How does LaChaise deal with being wounded? Who is obligated to help LaChaise by tending to his wounds?

7. What important piece of information is unknown to Butters and the rest? Why is the information vital to the men's survival?

8. Who is the lead detective on the credit union case? What does the detective say to Roux about the potential media fall out? How did the police cover their actions?

9. How does LaChaise originally find out the names of the police involved in the shooting at the credit union? How does LaChaise intend to make them pay?

10. What is the first location Stadic hits? What does Stadic find when he arrives? What information is gained by Stadic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

LaChaise manages to communicate with people outside when he is incarcerated. Discuss how this is possible. In what ways can a prisoner communicate with outsiders? Are the communications monitored? If so, by whom? What kinds of things might be able to slip through? What does LaChaise communicate? How does it affect the case?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write a short memoir that might have been written by LaChaise. What types of things would make LaChaise most proud in his career and personal lives? What other types of professional work might LaChaise have done? Would the memoir include details of his relationships with his victims? How might LaChaise describe how he felt before, during and after each murder? What would LaChaise say about his family's involvement? What might LaChaise say about Lucas?

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