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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 announces the payment of the ransom to the Wolf?

2. Which agent has flown to Paris in chapter 83 to give an update on the case, surprising Alex?

3. To whom is Alex taken after being kidnapped off the streets of Paris?

4. With whom does the Wolf meet in Montauk, Long Island?

5. How does the Wolf escape Alex as he leaves the doctor's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transaction noted in a Swiss bank account leads Alex to Nice?

2. Why does Alex lead a raid on the Aglionby home?

3. What does Alex find when the home of Cahill's partner is searched?

4. Why does Alex visit Joe Cahill?

5. What happens in Paris after the president pays the Wolf's ransom?

6. Why is Alex Cross kidnapped? What is cuffed to his wrist when he is released?

7. Who lures Alex Cross out of his hotel room in London? For what purpose?

8. What does the Wolf blow up at Scotland Yard?

9. What do bombs destroy is Paris?

10. Why does Alex Cross fly to Paris? What does he find there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alex Jr. Who is Alex Jr.? How old is he? What impact has his birth had on Alex Cross?

Why does Alex Jr. not live with his father? What type of custody fight are Alex and Alex Jr.'s mother having? What impact does this custody battle have on Alex Cross? Why would Alex Jr.'s mother want to protect her child from his father? What has Alex Cross done to place his children in danger? Should Alex Cross get custody of his son?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the Weasel? Why is he called Weasel? What is his background? What crimes has he committed in a previous novel? Why does Alex Cross know who he is? Why does Cross want him found?

What crime did the Weasel commit that caused Alex Cross direct harm? What does Alex Cross want to do about that? Who finds the Weasel in the first section of this novel? For what person? What is the Weasel forced to do? For what reason? What happens when the Weasel and Alex Cross meet again? Is this justice?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss motivation in relation to one of the following characters. Describe what motivates the character, the reason, and how it impacts the character's actions. Cite quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Alex Cross

2) Christine Johnson

3) The Wolf

4) The Weasel

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