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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the reasons the children believe the school is "their school?"
(a) They get to choose the teachers.
(b) They raise funds to keep it going.
(c) Stairwells are decorated with student artwork and projects.
(d) They create the lunch menus.

2. What occupation does Christine Johnson have?
(a) Principal.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Lunch lady.
(d) Teacher.

3. What is the name of the chief inspector in Chapter 2?
(a) Paul.
(b) Rick.
(c) Steven.
(d) Drew.

4. What name does the press call Mr. Smith?
(a) Fiend.
(b) Alien.
(c) Beast.
(d) Monster.

5. How does Jannie answer when Cross calls home from New York City in Chapter 44?
(a) Come home now!
(b) Daddy!
(c) Is this E.T.? You calling home?
(d) From where are you calling?

6. How is Soneji disguised when he is in the bar "Tatou?"
(a) Dark-haired.
(b) Bald.
(c) Blonde with a beard.
(d) Redheaded.

7. Where do the NYPD detectives say Soneji is believed to have been headed in a cab?
(a) Uptown.
(b) To the Bronx.
(c) Downtown.
(d) To Brooklyn.

8. How long does Craig keep Cross in his office talking with him about the Smith case in Chapter 31?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Less than one hour.
(c) Over six hours.
(d) Nearly four hours.

9. When does Cross' pager beep in Chapter 21?
(a) Right after he has left work.
(b) After he has kissed Christine.
(c) When he is waiting for Christine.
(d) Before he gets out of the car.

10. What is the setting for Chapter 1?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washinton, D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Paris.

11. What do Mr. Gomez and Lonnie Walker do to help out at the Cross children's school?
(a) Paperwork.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cleaning the chalkboards.
(d) Mop the floors.

12. What kind of job does Jean Summerhill have?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Advertising Art Director.

13. What is the name of the school that the Cross children attend?
(a) Maya Angelou School.
(b) Haigh Elementary.
(c) Sojourner Truth School.
(d) Miracle School.

14. What does Cross say about the door to the room from which Soneji's rifle is being fired in Chapter 11?
(a) That Soneji has left it open for them.
(b) He must break it open.
(c) It is already locked.
(d) The lock is jammed.

15. What are the names of the Cross children?
(a) Jessica and David.
(b) Sasha and Henry.
(c) Jannie and Damon.
(d) Sara and Owen.

Short Answer Questions

1. The newspaper stories Kyle faxes to Cross in Chapter 37 are about whom?

2. Soneji speaks to whom on the train leaving for Penn Station?

3. What does Nana tell Cross to do about Christine in Chapter 23?

4. What does Sampson find in the doghouse at Soneji's ex-wife's house?

5. What is the name on Soneji's driver's license that he shows the police on the Metroliner?

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