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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What White House meeting does Cross attend?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Chief of Staff meeting.
(c) The Presidential Security Organization.
(d) The Jack and Jill Task Force.

2. What clue remnant does Cross find near the school crime scene after the first murder?
(a) A candy wrapper.
(b) A cotton candy bag.
(c) An envelope with lunch money in it.
(d) A balloon.

3. Who pushes Cross at the crime seen where Natalie Sheehan was killed?
(a) Johnson.
(b) The commissioner.
(c) Pittman.
(d) An unknown man.

4. Who has always called the police to report the Jack and Jill murders?
(a) Cross.
(b) Jay Grayer.
(c) The President.
(d) Various people.

5. Who awakens Cross at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Sam Johnson.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jill.
(d) John Sampson.

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

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

8. Which case is Cross instructed to focus on after the death of the chased suspect?
(a) The death of the chased suspect.
(b) The death of an unknown woman.
(c) The death of the little girl.
(d) The death of the senator.

9. After observing Cross and his children, who is agitated that Cross is such a good father?
(a) The police commissioner.
(b) The police chief.
(c) Cross' wife.
(d) The Truth School killer.

10. Whose murder is depicted on the videotape received by the media company?
(a) Senator Fitzpatrick.
(b) The magazine editor.
(c) The President.
(d) The reporter.

11. At what location does Kevin Hawkins meet his target when his character is first introduced in the book?
(a) The school.
(b) The White House.
(c) A dark alley.
(d) The airport.

12. What does Cross do on his off-time?
(a) Has poker night with the boys.
(b) Plays golf.
(c) Drinks too much.
(d) Works the Truth School case.

13. Where does Cross' son attend school?
(a) Arlington Public Schools.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) George Washington University.
(d) The Sojourner Truth School.

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

15. Which child awakens Cross in Chapter 15?
(a) A vision of the dead girl.
(b) His daughter.
(c) A neighbor's child.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many murder cases does Cross investigate in this book?

2. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President's wife?

3. Which media company receives a videotape depicting a murder?

4. Who is watching the President as he sneaks out of the White House to meet a lover?

5. What, specifically, does Cross believe the Truth School killer might have?

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