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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 does Cross have brought into the interrogation room for the suspect in the MetroHartford job?

2. Who is secretary of justice who is late for the emergency meeting?

3. What does Francis do in the condominium parking lot after jumping five stories into the swimming pool and running from Cross and Cavalierre?

4. Who is Theresa Lopez?

5. When Cross returns from New York, what movie does he take his family to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel? Who worked on the renovation of the hotel in 1992?

2. Is Cavalierre in Washington, D.C., when the FBI finds Agent Walsh dead? Does Cavalierre believe that Agent Walsh killed himself? Why or why not?

3. Why does Cross turn Cavalierre down for a drink a second time? Does she feel rejected by this?

4. What are two of Brian Macdougall's three rules when he takes over the tour bus? What do the hostages pass to the front of the bus? Why?

5. Has Cavalierre been married before and does she have any kids?

6. How is Mitchell Brand classified by the team about to raid his apartment? Why?

7. O'Malley and Crews, two of the potential bank robbers, know exactly what is going on at the meeting with the Mastermind. How? What happens at the end of the meeting?

8. How does Alex act when he sees his psychiatrist, Adele Finally, at church? Is she effective at counseling him?

9. What currently links Dr. Francis to Hazelwood even though he no longer works there and is in Florida? How does Francis know Szabo?

10. Who is Patrick Lee? Why is Szabo so mad at him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are quite a few secondary characters in the book. Name some of them and describe why they are there. How do they relate to the primary characters?

Essay Topic 3

Alex and other police officers use street informants to inform on other criminals. What are the dangers in using street informants, who are often criminals themselves, to solve crimes? Name two of the informants in the book and their characteristics. What information are they able to give the police about the Mastermind?

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