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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. What is the name of the principal from the Truth School?
(a) Natalie Johnson.
(b) Christine Johnson.
(c) Mary Johnson.
(d) Johnnie Smith.
2. How do Jack and Jill select their next victim?
(a) By drawing the name from a hat.
(b) Randomly, using a phone book.
(c) By flipping a coin.
(d) By playing a game.
3. What weapon is used in the attack on the little girl in Chapter 1?
(a) Pepper spray.
(b) Baseball bat.
(c) Mallet.
(d) Gun.
4. What is Cross' son's name?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jack.
(c) Damon.
(d) John.
5. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.
Short Answer Questions
1. What clue remnant does Cross find near the school crime scene after the first murder?
2. Who gives Cross a tip about the school killer that he has never heard rumor of previously?
3. Who makes arrangements for an investigation into the Truth School killings?
4. Who foils the kidnapping attempt that occurs in a public place?
5. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?
2. What happens when investigators approach a man who is known as Chop-it-off-Charlie, and why does this seem to be an admission of guilt?
3. How do Jack and Jill attack their first victim, and why is this attack important?
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. 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?
6. What clue is intentionally left behind at the first Jack and Jill murder scene, and what role does it seem to play in the case?
7. What does the main investigator in this book like about the school principal? How does she bridge the gap between rich and poor?
8. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?
9. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?
10. 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?
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