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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. Why is the hit man forced to shoot sooner?

2. What does Cross listen to after the President gets the phone call that dodges White House security ?

3. When does Cross learn about Jill's death?

4. What is the name of Christine's husband?

5. While Cross' investigation of the Jack and Jill killings heats up, who investigates the school killings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why Hawkins is so confident at Madison Square Garden.

2. Why does the Secret Service continue moving the President through the tunnel against the investigator's advice?

3. Why do investigators first assume that Hawkins missed his true target in the Kennedy Center?

4. Discuss when the investigator realizes the plan and his reaction.

5. How does the killer respond when the message board censor removes vivid postings regarding the Truth School murders?

6. Briefly discuss the marital problems between the Johnsons. Why are these problems important to this novel?

7. Why does the President decide to honor all of his scheduled appearances? Is this vanity or valor, and why?

8. What is the theme of the Truth School killer, and how does it explain his motive?

9. Why does the Truth School killer have a seizure, and why is this information important to the novel?

10. Why does the Truth School killer want to talk with the investigator?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Jack and Jill. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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