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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 does Cross live?
2. How is the second person killed?
3. Cross heads to the next crime scene in which state?
4. What surprising decision does Cross make?
5. Which philosopher believed that the world only gets more vile and wicked?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do you think the Mastermind is connected to Cross? Why do Cross' partners keep being murdered by the Mastermind?
2. What initially deters the Mastermind from killing Cross? Why does the Mastermind postpone the plan?
3. How are Craig and Cross tied to Kate McTiernan? How has their relationship changed?
4. Why do William and Michael decide not to go after Cross and Craig? Were the brothers' assumptions correct?
5. Who is Irwin Snyder? Why is he important to the story?
6. What is Alex Cross' perception of Jamilla Hughes? Why is Cross reluctant to get close to Jamilla?
7. Why does the Mastermind keep leaving clues for Cross?
8. What is the one thing that makes William most angry? Why is it such a problem?
9. Why aren't the killers interested in money or material possessions? Why do the vampires always leave money and jewelery behind after killing a victim?
10. Why do the police believe that more than two vampires are responsible for the murders? What proof do they have that it might be true?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jamilla Hughes is a strong, no nonsense woman which is attractive to Cross. Examine Cross' relationship with strong women and how they benefit the detective's life.
Essay Topic 2
Part of the Mastermind's plan was to stalk and harass Cross before killing the detective. The Mastermind made good use of the phone to complete the plan. Craig electronically altered his voice and set up a remote trigger to place the calls. Explain how this might have been achieved.
Essay Topic 3
Early in the story, Michael refers to the cops as "toothless." Why did Michael make that comment? Examine the author's use of irony in the scene when Craig has his teeth knocked out by Cross.
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