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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Dragonslayer, Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Cross fascinated with the Truth School principal?
(a) She does not like children.
(b) She is 20 years younger than he is.
(c) She wears lots of jewelry.
(d) She's out of place in the poor community.

2. Who watches Cross and his son take a walk?
(a) Jill.
(b) Jack.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Truth School killer.

3. Who positively identifies the second student victim?
(a) Cross himself.
(b) The principal.
(c) The chief.
(d) Cross' son.

4. Who investigates the Truth School killings?
(a) The chief himself.
(b) Alex alone.
(c) The media.
(d) Off-duty officers who live in the neighborhood.

5. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jack.
(c) Bob.
(d) Clyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader know in Chapter 1 about the mindset of the child killer?

2. What is Cross' official job?

3. Where is the little girl's body left after she is murdered in Chapter 1?

4. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?

5. Who do Cross and his partner chase across a courtyard as they investigate the school killings?

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