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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 the Mastermind want from Justine?
2. How much money is being demanded from MetroHartford?
3. How much does the Mastermind give the new set of robbers just for meeting with him?
4. What line of work are the suspects in the MetroHartford kidnapping in?
5. What is Sampson's nickname for Cross?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Indian cab driver say when Cross flashes his detective's badge and jumps in while chasing Szabo? How does Szabo act when he gets out of his cab and starts walking down the street?
2. What continues in the neighborhood where Mitchell Brand lives, despite the police presence? How do the police know this?
3. Is Veronica Macdougall a believable witness to her father's guilt? Why would she willingly give him up?
4. How does the Mastermind decide to "top" himself in Hartford? Why?
5. Why does Sampson alert Cross after the second night of surveillance of the MetroHartford kidnapping? Why does Cross "see red" when Sampson alerts him about the bust going down on Mitchell Brand?
6. In what context is the term "prairie-dogging" used? Why do the MetroHartford people do that?
7. What does Cross call Christine's apartment and garden in Mitchellville? What does Christine's garden remind Cross of?
8. What currently links Dr. Francis to Hazelwood even though he no longer works there and is in Florida? How does Francis know Szabo?
9. Why does Cross turn Cavalierre down for a drink a second time? Does she feel rejected by this?
10. Why does Cross think there are two Masterminds?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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