Jack and Jill Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Jack and Jill Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What warning do police receive from the videotaped murder?

2. What is Kevin Hawkins' illegal role in the book?

3. Who takes a day off to enjoy a luxury hotel while Cross is meeting with the White House group?

4. Who invites Cross to the White House?

5. Who makes arrangements for an investigation into the Truth School killings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?

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. What element is missing from the Jack and Jill murders that the investigator has seen in other serial killings? What leads the investigator to this conclusion?

6. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?

7. Which news media company receives a taped version of Jack and Jill's first murder? What is important about the tape?

8. Why aren't the Truth School killings a priority for the law enforcement agency? What does this seem to say about the police department?

9. Why do Jack and Jill release the taped version of their first killing?

10. How does Chop-it-off-Charlie die, and what do police superiors decide due to his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss foreshadowing and its importance in writing mystery or suspense novels. Select three memorable instances of foreshadowing from this story and write about them in detail. Why did those five instances stay on your mind?

Essay Topic 2

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in Jack and Jill? Could the conflict have been categorized as another type? If so, which and why? If not, defend your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Cross as the protagonist of this book. What is the definition of a protagonist? What characteristics does a protagonist usually have? Does Cross exemplify those qualities? Why or why not?

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