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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 is the name of Alex's new partner in the French police?

2. What damage is caused by this explosion?

3. What is Alex's impression of his new, French partner, Etienne Marteau?

4. Who does the man who impersonated the Wolf during Alex's kidnapping claims is responsible for the bombings?

5. Which agent has flown to Paris in chapter 83 to give an update on the case, surprising Alex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who lures Alex Cross out of his hotel room in London? For what purpose?

2. What does Alex do once he returns home from Paris?

3. What does Alex find when the home of Cahill's partner is searched?

4. Why does Alex Cross fly to Paris? What does he find there?

5. Why does Alex visit Joe Cahill?

6. Why is Joe Cahill arrested?

7. What does the Wolf blow up at Scotland Yard?

8. How much time does the Wolf give the leaders of the United States, England, and Germany before he will create another explosion?

9. Why does Alex lead a raid on the Aglionby home?

10. What transaction noted in a Swiss bank account leads Alex to Nice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss point of view. James Patterson often writes his novels from multiple points of view. How does the narration change with the characters in this novel? What kind of a narrator is Alex Cross? The Wolf? The Weasel? Is there an element of unreliable narrator in this novel? Does the author ever reveal his intentions with the plot through an authorial voice? For what purpose does the writer utilize these point of view techniques? How might the novel be different with a different point of view?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Nana Mama. What kind of relationship does she have with Alex? Why does Alex rely on Nana Mama so much? Where is Alex's wife? Why are his two older children living in his home but his youngest is not? What impact does his family have Alex's ability to do his job? What would happen to Alex's home life if Nana Mama were not able to be there? In what way does Nana Mama act as a foundation rock for Alex? Has it always been this way? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the kidnapping of Alex Cross's family. How many times has this happened to Cross's family? How does Alex feel about this attack on his family? Does it impact Cross' desire to be a cop? Is it supposed to? What is the purpose of this kidnapping? How does it affect the family members? How does it compare with a kidnapping Christine Johnson suffered in a previous novel? Why does the author make this parallel connection?

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