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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. Which case does Cross focus on during his typical work hours?
2. Who has always been first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murders?
3. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President?
4. What, according to Cross, is missing from the Jack and Jill murders?
5. Who has a plan that seems to involve the President?
Short Essay Questions
1. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?
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. Which news media company receives a taped version of Jack and Jill's first murder? What is important about the tape?
4. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?
5. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?
6. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?
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 is the second victim of the Truth School killer, and what does his death say about the killer?
9. Is the first murder by the Truth School killer as calculated as the first Jack and Jill murder? Why or why not?
10. How do Jack and Jill attack their first victim, and why is this attack important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a motif in literature? After defining the term, select a motif from Jack and Jill and discuss it in detail.
Essay Topic 2
Define symbolism. Discuss fathers as a symbol in Jack and Jill. How does this symbol relate to the story? Why is this an important aspect of symbolism in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motive of the Truth School killer. What role did his personal background play in his decision to kill? What role, if any, did his medication play in the murders?
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