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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what location does Kevin Hawkins meet his target when his character is first introduced in the book?
(a) The airport.
(b) The school.
(c) A dark alley.
(d) The White House.

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

3. What weapon is used in the attack on the little girl in Chapter 1?
(a) Mallet.
(b) Gun.
(c) Baseball bat.
(d) Pepper spray.

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

5. Who was the first murder victim at the school and left in plain view?
(a) John Sampson.
(b) Shanelle Green.
(c) Cross' son.
(d) Jack Johnson.

6. What does Cross learn at the White House meeting?
(a) That the President has been killed.
(b) That the school principal is the President's daughter.
(c) That the President is cheating on his wife.
(d) That Jack and Jill called to tell the Secret Service about their next murder.

7. Why is Cross fascinated with the Truth School principal?
(a) She does not like children.
(b) She's out of place in the poor community.
(c) She is 20 years younger than he is.
(d) She wears lots of jewelry.

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

9. Who has always called the police to report the Jack and Jill murders?
(a) Jay Grayer.
(b) Various people.
(c) Cross.
(d) The President.

10. What happens when the suspect chased by Cross and his partner tries to escape when they have him cornered?
(a) He is trampled in a crowd.
(b) He crashes through the window and dies.
(c) He impales himself on the fence and dies.
(d) He falls and dies.

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

12. What is the previously unheard rumor that Cross receives regarding the school killer?
(a) An eyewitness saw a drug dealer kill the kid.
(b) The principal is a suspect.
(c) A homeless man was seen in the area before the first killing.
(d) Each kid is killed by a different killer.

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

14. What is the President's name?
(a) Abraham Thomas.
(b) George Byrnes.
(c) Thomas Byrnes.
(d) William J. Byrnes.

15. Who takes a day off to enjoy a luxury hotel while Cross is meeting with the White House group?
(a) Natalie and Jack.
(b) Christine and her husband.
(c) Cross.
(d) Jack and Jill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Cross and his partner chase across a courtyard as they investigate the school killings?

2. What does the little girl's killer say he hates in Chapter 1?

3. Who has always been first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murders?

4. If Jack and Jill's killing style has sexual undertones, what kind of killing style does the little girl's murderer exhibit?

5. Who positively identifies the second student victim?

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