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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at Cross' house in Chapter 15?
(a) Jill.
(b) The Truth School killer.
(c) Jack.
(d) The chief and commissioner.

2. Who is the third Jack and Jill victim?
(a) The President.
(b) An actor.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The commissioner.

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

4. Which case does Cross focus on during his typical work hours?
(a) A felony hot check case.
(b) The President's assassination.
(c) Truth School.
(d) Jack and Jill.

5. What does Cross call his grandmother?
(a) Nana Mama.
(b) Mama Gran.
(c) Mom.
(d) Momsy.

6. Which media company receives a videotape depicting a murder?
(a) CNN.
(b) NBC.
(c) ABC.
(d) CBS.

7. Why do the killers in the videotaped murder say they are killing?
(a) They are bored with American life.
(b) For fun.
(c) They had family members murdered, too.
(d) To protect American morals.

8. Who invites Cross to the White House?
(a) The FBI.
(b) A Secret Service agent.
(c) The President.
(d) The chief.

9. What is the name of the principal from the Truth School?
(a) Johnnie Smith.
(b) Mary Johnson.
(c) Christine Johnson.
(d) Natalie Johnson.

10. Who thinks the Truth School killer has some distinctive feature?
(a) John.
(b) Alex.
(c) Patterson.
(d) Jack.

11. Who sends the videotaped murder to the media company?
(a) Cross.
(b) Jack and Jill.
(c) The Truth School killer.
(d) Sheehan.

12. How is Cross awakened at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) By an alarm clock.
(b) A window is broken.
(c) His cell phone rings.
(d) With a knock at the door.

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

14. How many murder cases does Cross investigate in this book?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

15. Who thinks the Truth School killer might be a beginner?
(a) John.
(b) Jack.
(c) Alex.
(d) The chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills high profile celebrities in this book?

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

3. What is unusual to see in Cross' neighborhood?

4. Who takes a day off to enjoy a luxury hotel while Cross is meeting with the White House group?

5. Who foils the kidnapping attempt that occurs in a public place?

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