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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who initially saves Kevin Hawkins' first target?
(a) The police.
(b) Another drug dealer.
(c) A witness.
(d) Bodyguards.

2. Who searches the crime scene where Natalie Sheehan was killed?
(a) The commissioner.
(b) The chief.
(c) Cross.
(d) The secret service.

3. Who is Cross' physical conscience?
(a) Christine.
(b) Damen.
(c) Nana Mama.
(d) His partner.

4. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President?
(a) Jack.
(b) Clyde.
(c) Alex.
(d) Bob.

5. Where is the little girl killed in Chapter 1?
(a) Behind a bar.
(b) In bushes.
(c) In an alley.
(d) In front of her school.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Cross speak regarding the previously unheard rumor he receives regarding the school killings?

2. Which child awakens Cross in Chapter 15?

3. Who gives Cross souvenirs for his children?

4. At what location does Kevin Hawkins meet his target when his character is first introduced in the book?

5. How is a little girl lured into talking with a stranger in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the investigator certain he will be fired when he arrives on the scene of the second Jack and Jill murder? What does the incident show the reader about his relationship with his boss?

2. What is the name of the federal agent who is always first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murder scenes? Why does the investigator immediately rule this agent out as a suspect?

3. What are the code names for the President and first lady? Is this a coincidence? Why or why not?

4. What role does the major detective in this novel play in the investigation of the Truth School killings, and what is unusual about his role?

5. Who foils a kidnapping attempt at an area mall, and what is ironic about the attempt?

6. Is the first murder by the Truth School killer as calculated as the first Jack and Jill murder? Why or why not?

7. What does the Truth School killer see that makes him angry with the major investigator in this book, and what does it tell the reader early in the story?

8. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?

9. Who is the celebrity speaker at a function where Jack and Jill get their second victim? Could this speaker have been the second victim? Why or why not?

10. What is the first lead that investigators follow in the Truth School killings, and why does it seem like a good place to begin investigating?

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