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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Cross a tip about the school killer that he has never heard rumor of previously?
(a) A stranger.
(b) A young man he knows.
(c) The principal.
(d) A white homeless man.

2. Who gives Cross souvenirs for his children?
(a) The FBI agent.
(b) The President's wife.
(c) The President.
(d) The hotel owner.

3. Who makes arrangements for an investigation into the Truth School killings?
(a) The principal.
(b) Alex.
(c) The chief.
(d) The commissioner.

4. What is Kevin Hawkins' legal job?
(a) Escort.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Photojournalist.
(d) Criminal investigator.

5. Who foils the kidnapping attempt that occurs in a public place?
(a) Jack.
(b) Parents.
(c) John.
(d) Cross.

6. Who was the first murder victim at the school and left in plain view?
(a) Cross' son.
(b) Shanelle Green.
(c) Jack Johnson.
(d) John Sampson.

7. What weapon is used in the attack on the little girl in Chapter 1?
(a) Baseball bat.
(b) Pepper spray.
(c) Mallet.
(d) Gun.

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

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

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

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

12. What is the previously unheard rumor that Cross receives regarding the school killer?
(a) An eyewitness saw a drug dealer kill the kid.
(b) Each kid is killed by a different killer.
(c) The principal is a suspect.
(d) A homeless man was seen in the area before the first killing.

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

14. How is a little girl lured into talking with a stranger in Chapter 1?
(a) With the offer of money for a carousel ride.
(b) With the offer of candy.
(c) With the offer of cotton candy.
(d) With the offer of balloons.

15. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has always called the police to report the Jack and Jill murders?

2. What is Cross' official job?

3. What, according to Cross, is missing from the Jack and Jill murders?

4. How is Cross awakened at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. Who helps keep Cross focused on the right priorities?

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