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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. Jack tells Rachel about the case involving which cop?

2. What book is linked to the prison cell?

3. Who was responsible for the newspaper story?

4. What was the woman's former occupation?

5. What item is recovered from the people because of the interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gladden's plan for finding a place to hide out? What action does the plan require?

2. Discuss the scene between Walling and the two brothers. What information is gained? What item is recovered?

3. What are the pros and cons of Jack working alongside Rachel?

4. How does Jack know Rachel is bluffing when she attempts to arrest him for theft?

5. What is the basis of the discussion between Jack and Rachel at this point?

6. What information is uncovered when Rachel and Jack go to Phoenix? Why is it obvious that the latest victim did not commit suicide?

7. Who had contacted Rachel about Jack's meeting with Warren? What was Warren doing at the time?

8. What does Jack learn about Gladden? What is the possible connection to the first victim?

9. What happens when Warren was confronted by Walling and Ford? What is the point of the meeting? What is the result of the confrontation?

10. How had the sixth case stumped Jack? Why was the murder in Florida different from all the others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often times in a sensational case, the media will interfere with the investigation. Discuss how the media was handled in the case of the Poet. Why did Sean and the other cops act "as if they felt no obligation to talk to the public at all?" Why did the media take it upon itself to conduct its own investigation? What did the author mean when he stated that the media was responsible for "numbing the reading and television-watching public with sordid details about the victim's life that actually had nothing to do with anything?"

Essay Topic 2

One of the early suspects in the Poet case is Gladden. Discuss Gladden's involvement in the case. Why was Gladden a suspect? Was Gladden found guilty? What crimes did Gladden commit? How were the crimes uncovered? Who did the crimes involve? Who knew about Gladden's illegal activities? How did the police uncover Gladden's sickness?

Essay Topic 3

What was Jack's first clue that the police suicides were connected? What type of investigation was started by Jack? What caused him to start a nationwide search? Where did the investigation lead? What were the most important things learned by Jack and the FBI?

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