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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 kind of brain tumor does Jannie have?
2. What kind of party is Cross having?
3. How many people die in the second robbery?
4. What category do the robbers' pseudonyms fall under?
5. Where was Christine held captive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does the villain think that calling himself the Mastermind makes him seem powerful? Why does he pick the name?
2. If the bank manager had opened the vault immediately when asked to do so, would her family have been spared? Did Brianne know what would happen to the hostages all along?
3. From whom do the banks in the book generally receive hate mail? What does Cross do to investigate hate mail related to the robberies?
4. What are Damon and Jannie doing when Jannie falls down? Did he mean to hurt Jannie?
5. Why does Brianne feel confident and in control of the situation at Citibank?
6. Why does the Mastermind kill the Parkers after all they had done for him?
7. What is the No. 1 recommendation of the American Society for Industrial Safety in the event of a robbery? How does the author bring this fact up?
8. The author quotes an old saying, "Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm." What does he mean by that?
9. The Mastermind writes letters to higher-ups in bank corporations. What are they about? Does he send them? Where does he put them?
10. Why is Mr. Blue mad at the Chase Manhattan bank manager's wife, Victoria Casselman? What does he do to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the Mastermind's general attitude toward women? Describe his interactions with the women in the book. How do his interactions support this attitude?
Essay Topic 2
Veronica Macdougall reads a statement to the police that gets her father arrested. What motivates her to turn her father in? How does the evidence she presents implicate her father?
Essay Topic 3
How do Alex's feelings for Christine evolve throughout the novel? How do those feelings affect how he feels about Betsey?
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