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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 weapon is in a plane flying over Frances and Dougie's hometown?
2. Why has Alex Cross come to San Francisco?
3. What PMC does the Weasel work for?
4. What items do the local police give investigators when their chief finally arrives?
5. What does the Wolf do to Fedya Abramtsov when he and his wife return home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What motive does the owner of the bomb launched against Sunrise Valley suggest he has for such an action?
2. Who is at Alex's house when he returns home, causing him some discomfort?
3. Who are the men who caused a disruption in the inner courtyard of the Hoover Building, allowing for the assassination attempt undertaken by Nikki Williams?
4. Who does Frances Puslowski see coming toward her trailer park as she hangs out the laundry?
5. Why is the young woman who brings the Weasel home killed? What does this foreshadow for the remainder of the novel?
6. What reason does the Wolf give for blowing up the bridge?
7. Why does Alex Cross place Elizabeth Cassady under surveillance?
8. What does Alex dislike about the prescribed protocol to deal with the Wolf and the aftermath of any bombing?
9. What happens to Nikki as she finishes her job and goes to leave the helicopter?
10. Why does Alex Cross blame the Weasel for the custody fight he is now involved in with Christine Johnson over his son, Alex Jr.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following settings of the novel in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:
1) Washington, D.C.
2) Paris
3) London
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following character relationships in detail, noting how they impact motivation or the overall plot, using examples from the novel:
1) Alex Cross and his children, Jannie and Damon
2) Alex Cross and Christine Johnson
3) Alex Cross and the Weasel
4) Alex Cross and Jamilla Hughes
Essay Topic 3
Discuss suitcase nukes. What are they? Do they exist? What kind of damage might they create? How? Why does Alex come to believe that the Wolf is using these in the target cities? What is significant about the way in which Alex comes to learn of these bombs? Who is the man who claims to be the Wolf when Alex is kidnapped? Why does he pretend to be the Wolf? How does this complicate the investigation? Are there suitcase nukes in the target cities? Do the police ever find them?
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