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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. Where do Cross and Sampson eat in Chapter 11?
2. What kind of party is Cross having?
3. What kind of apartments are the ones on First Avenue?
4. What is Jannie doing when Cross finally arrives at the hospital after studying the crime scene of the third robbery?
5. What does the robber do with the two Citibank employees before leaving with the money?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Mastermind kill the Parkers after all they had done for him?
2. The Mastermind writes letters to higher-ups in bank corporations. What are they about? Does he send them? Where does he put them?
3. How does Jannie describe the hospital food? Why is her assessment particularly funny?
4. The author quotes an old saying, "Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm." What does he mean by that?
5. From whom do the banks in the book generally receive hate mail? What does Cross do to investigate hate mail related to the robberies?
6. Is the bank robbery crew for the Falls Church job as good as the Parkers? Are they as expensive?
7. Where does Joseph Petrillo live? What is the neighborhood like? What happens when Cross and Cavalierre reach his house?
8. Why does Brianne feel confident and in control of the situation at Citibank?
9. Where is Jannie's tumor located and is it serious?
10. What are Damon and Jannie doing when Jannie falls down? Did he mean to hurt Jannie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happens to Agent Doud? Why does the author present what happens to him this way? What effect does this and the death of Agent Walsh have on the police?
Essay Topic 2
Kyle Craig has been the Mastermind this whole time. How could he have used his connections and knowledge to stay ahead of the police? Cite specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Frederic Szabo's state of mind. What does he have in common with the Mastermind? What evidence supports the possibility that he is the Mastermind? What evidence points to the fact that he is not the Mastermind?
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