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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. Who is the Wolf believed to be?

2. What price does the caller ask for to make him go away, ending his reign of terror?

3. Who does the Wolf call in chapter 53 that allows the reader to know how he has gotten some of his information on the investigation?

4. Who does Alex learn was spotted in a New York City apartment?

5. Who lives in San Francisco, California?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex learn the Weasel escaped the building during the raid?

2. Who is the Weasel?

3. Who does the Wolf turn to for financial support of his terrorist plans?

4. Who does Alex Cross go to investigate at Gitmo?

5. What weapon is being prepared to be launched against Sunrise Valley, Nevada? For what purpose?

6. What are PMCs and what do they have to do with the investigation?

7. Why does Alex Cross go to Seattle while on vacation on the West Coast?

8. What item was sent to the directors of the FBI, CIA, and Homeland Security after the bombing in Sunrise Valley?

9. Where does Alex Cross learn the Weasel has been spotted in chapter 46?

10. What comes up missing from an Air Force base in New Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following settings of the novel in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:

1) Washington, D.C.

2) Paris

3) London

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character development of the following characters, discussing how their characters changed through the plot and how that impacted the plot:

1) Alex Cross

2) The Wolf

3) The Weasel

Essay Topic 3

Discuss structure. The novel is divided into more than one hundred twenty chapters. How does this number of chapters affect the tone and tension within the novel? Does the multiple use of short chapters increase the suspense of the plot? Does this number of chapters make the book easier or harder to read? Do these chapters offer all the information the reader needs to comprehend the direction of the plot? Discuss other elements of the novel's structure and the impact they have on the plot. Use examples from the novel.

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