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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 office is on the main floor of Bellevue Hospital about which Soneji gets nervous?

2. Where is Cross' most serious wound?

3. What does Soneji throw inside the hospital room when he sees Cross and Groza?

4. How does Soneji feel as he hurries through the tunnels beneath Bellevue Hospital?

5. What music does Mr. Smith have playing on his CD player in the farmhouse before he kills Sante?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Cross expected to live after being attacked in his home?

2. What does Pierce think about his discovery of evidence in the coal stove in Cross' cellar?

3. Does Sampson become angry with Pierce for leaving to go to Paris?

4. Describe Sondra Greenberg.

5. What does Sondra Greenberg think about Pierce?

6. What is Soneji's state of mind as he hurries through Bellevue on his way to the fourth floor?

7. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

8. Why do Sampson and Pierce travel to Princeton, NJ?

9. What message does Mr. Smith leave for Cross after he has killed Inez?

10. Why does Christine travel in an FBI sedan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of trains to Soneji? Why did he steal his stepbrother's train set and bury it? How do the murders in the train stations make him feel as though he is taking back his power?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Kyle Craig lead Pierce to believe Cross is in grave condition after his attack? How does he plan to trap Pierce? In what way does he involve Cross?

Essay Topic 3

How does having the AIDS virus fuel Soneji's rage and desire to make others pay for what he sees as his undeserved death? Provide textual examples to support your opinion.

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