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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 happens to the house connected to the car purchases in Hancock's Swiss bank account after the raid?

2. What do Alex and his partners find when the raid the house connected to car purchases in Hancock's Swiss bank account?

3. Why does Ron Burns send Alex Cross to Paris?

4. What is the occupation of the man who impersonated the Wolf during Alex's kidnapping?

5. Why does the Weasel meet with his old war buddy, Henry Seymour?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do bombs destroy is Paris?

2. Why is Alex Cross kidnapped? What is cuffed to his wrist when he is released?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Alex visit Joe Cahill?

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

9. Who is driving a car that Alex believes belongs to the Wolf when it crashes over a cliff?

10. What is the real identity of the man Alex was told was the Wolf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alex Cross's relationships with the following women, discussing what they are, where they are going, and what impact they have on Alex's character:

1) Christine Johnson

2) Jamilla Hughes

3) Nana Mama

4) Kayla Coles

5) Sandy Greenburg.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the Weasel? Why is he called Weasel? What is his background? What crimes has he committed in a previous novel? Why does Alex Cross know who he is? Why does Cross want him found?

What crime did the Weasel commit that caused Alex Cross direct harm? What does Alex Cross want to do about that? Who finds the Weasel in the first section of this novel? For what person? What is the Weasel forced to do? For what reason? What happens when the Weasel and Alex Cross meet again? Is this justice?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss motivation in relation to one of the following characters. Describe what motivates the character, the reason, and how it impacts the character's actions. Cite quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Alex Cross

2) Christine Johnson

3) The Wolf

4) The Weasel

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