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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. What is the real name of the character who actively fulfills the role of Jill in the murders?

3. Who watches Cross and his son take a walk?

4. What injury is evident in the first murder victim at the school?

5. Who pushes Cross at the crime seen where Natalie Sheehan was killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?

3. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?

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 is unusual about Kevin Hawkins' first attack in the story? How does it foreshadow events in the book?

6. Who is the major investigator in Jack and Jill? How is he important to Patterson's series?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss climax in literature. When does it occur? Discuss the climax of Jack and Jill in detail.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the difference between static and dynamic characters. Identify the static and dynamic characters of this novel and explain how each of them fit the category to which you have assigned them.

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