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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 device does the senior FBI agent think the robbers used to keep tab on the police?

2. What subject does Mrs. Casselman teach at Dumbarton Oaks High School?

3. Where do the FBI agents meet to discuss the robberies in Chapter 23?

4. Does the Citibank robbery end on time?

5. Where does the fourth robbery, the Chase Manhattan Bank robbery, take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Jannie's tumor located and is it serious?

2. Why does the Mastermind have Brianne and Errol do his dirty work instead of committing the horrible deeds himself?

3. How many people are initially thought to have been killed in the Citibank robbery? How many were really killed by Errol Parker?

4. How does Jannie describe the hospital food? Why is her assessment particularly funny?

5. Does Sampson have any hesitation in asking Cross about his troubled relationship with Christine? Who else does he ask about?

6. Where does Jannie think she is when she wakes up from surgery? What has Cross done to show camaraderie for her after her surgery?

7. Where does Joseph Petrillo live? What is the neighborhood like? What happens when Cross and Cavalierre reach his house?

8. The Mastermind writes letters to higher-ups in bank corporations. What are they about? Does he send them? Where does he put them?

9. 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?

10. Why is Cross confused when he describes the case to Kyle Craig? How does Craig explain what Cross is confused about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Alex's feelings for Christine evolve throughout the novel? How do those feelings affect how he feels about Betsey?

Essay Topic 2

Since criminals break the law by definition, what codes, if any, do they follow? The Mastermind also seems to enjoy killing the teams of robbers he hires. How does he justify killing the first team? The second team? Is he a hypocrite?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Francis runs from the police, though he isn't guilty. Why? Why does he take the poison? What does his taking the poison imply?

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