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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cross call his grandmother?
(a) Nana Mama.
(b) Momsy.
(c) Mom.
(d) Mama Gran.

2. How is a little girl lured into talking with a stranger in Chapter 1?
(a) With the offer of candy.
(b) With the offer of balloons.
(c) With the offer of money for a carousel ride.
(d) With the offer of cotton candy.

3. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President's wife?
(a) Emily.
(b) Jill.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Bonnie.

4. Who thinks the Truth School killer has some distinctive feature?
(a) Jack.
(b) Patterson.
(c) John.
(d) Alex.

5. Where does the chase of a school killing suspect lead Cross and his partner?
(a) Into a crowd.
(b) To a deadend alley.
(c) To a rooftop.
(d) To a park.

6. What does the little girl's killer say he hates in Chapter 1?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Children.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Carousels.

7. Which case is Cross instructed to focus on after the death of the chased suspect?
(a) The death of the chased suspect.
(b) The death of the little girl.
(c) The death of an unknown woman.
(d) The death of the senator.

8. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

9. In which section of town does the child murder take place in Chapter 1?
(a) The poor section.
(b) The prostitute district.
(c) In the business district.
(d) The ritzy section.

10. Who is Kevin Hawkins' target when his character is first introduced?
(a) A businessman.
(b) The President.
(c) A drug user.
(d) Cross.

11. How is Cross awakened at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) By an alarm clock.
(b) With a knock at the door.
(c) A window is broken.
(d) His cell phone rings.

12. Who kills high profile celebrities in this book?
(a) The President.
(b) The Truth Killer.
(c) Jack and Jill.
(d) Another police investigator.

13. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?
(a) The real killer makes another attempt across town.
(b) Cross loses a shoe.
(c) The department is planning to fire them.
(d) A killer ransacks Cross' house.

14. Who investigates the Truth School killings?
(a) The media.
(b) Off-duty officers who live in the neighborhood.
(c) Alex alone.
(d) The chief himself.

15. Who do Cross and his partner chase across a courtyard as they investigate the school killings?
(a) A candy vendor.
(b) A balloon artist.
(c) The alleged neighborhood child molester.
(d) A mime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual to see in Cross' neighborhood?

2. Who foils the kidnapping attempt that occurs in a public place?

3. Which media company receives a videotape depicting a murder?

4. Why do the killers in the videotaped murder say they are killing?

5. What happens when the suspect chased by Cross and his partner tries to escape when they have him cornered?

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