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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What injury is evident in the first murder victim at the school?
(a) Beating and burn marks.
(b) A stab wound.
(c) Beating on one side of her face.
(d) All-over body beating.

6. Which police department employs Cross?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) The state of Maryland.
(d) The FBI.

7. What is the President's name?
(a) Thomas Byrnes.
(b) Abraham Thomas.
(c) George Byrnes.
(d) William J. Byrnes.

8. How do Jack and Jill select their next victim?
(a) By flipping a coin.
(b) Randomly, using a phone book.
(c) By playing a game.
(d) By drawing the name from a hat.

9. Who pushes the police chief against the wall at the crime scene where Natalie Sheehan was killed?
(a) A waiter.
(b) Pittman.
(c) Cross.
(d) An unknown man.

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

11. What is unusual to see in Cross' neighborhood?
(a) Candy vendors.
(b) A trash can.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A white face.

12. If Jack and Jill's killing style has sexual undertones, what kind of killing style does the little girl's murderer exhibit?
(a) Animalistic.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Careful.
(d) Rushed.

13. What happens when the suspect chased by Cross and his partner tries to escape when they have him cornered?
(a) He impales himself on the fence and dies.
(b) He crashes through the window and dies.
(c) He falls and dies.
(d) He is trampled in a crowd.

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

15. Who is the second Truth School student that is killed?
(a) Damien Cross.
(b) Vernon Wheatley.
(c) Alex Jr.
(d) Wayne Vernon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose trail does the President easily shake when he sneaks out of the White House?

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

3. How is a little girl lured into talking with a stranger in Chapter 1?

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

5. At what public place does a foiled kidnapping attempt occur?

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