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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the little girl killed in Chapter 1?
(a) Behind a bar.
(b) In front of her school.
(c) In an alley.
(d) In bushes.

2. Who is Kevin Hawkins' target when his character is first introduced?
(a) Cross.
(b) A businessman.
(c) The President.
(d) A drug user.

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

4. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?
(a) Cross loses a shoe.
(b) The department is planning to fire them.
(c) The real killer makes another attempt across town.
(d) A killer ransacks Cross' house.

5. What is the name of the neighborhood child molester, in local rumors?
(a) Chester the Molester.
(b) Weirdo Wayne.
(c) Chop it Off Charlie.
(d) Wacky Wayne.

6. To whom does Cross speak regarding the previously unheard rumor he receives regarding the school killings?
(a) The FBI.
(b) His partner.
(c) The principal.
(d) The President.

7. Who searches the crime scene where Natalie Sheehan was killed?
(a) Cross.
(b) The secret service.
(c) The chief.
(d) The commissioner.

8. 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) The Truth School killer.
(d) Cross' wife.

9. Which case is Cross assigned to investigate solely?
(a) The Jack and Jill murders.
(b) The Truth School murders.
(c) None -- he has been fired.
(d) Both the Jack and Jill and Truth School murders.

10. What is the Secret Service's code name for the President's wife?
(a) Jill.
(b) Alexis.
(c) Emily.
(d) Bonnie.

11. 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.

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

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

14. Who has a plan that seems to involve the President?
(a) The Truth School killer.
(b) Cross.
(c) Jack and Jill.
(d) The President's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the President's name?

5. How do Jack and Jill select their next victim?

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