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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who initially saves Kevin Hawkins' first target?
(a) Another drug dealer.
(b) The police.
(c) A witness.
(d) Bodyguards.

2. Who believes the death of the chased suspect in previous chapters closes the Truth School case?
(a) The chief.
(b) The commissioner.
(c) Cross.
(d) The media.

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. What words best describe Cross' feelings about the Jack and Jill murders?
(a) Cold and calculated.
(b) Passionate and planned.
(c) Whimsical and flighty.
(d) Hurried and unprofessional.

12. What does the little girl's killer say he hates in Chapter 1?
(a) Children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Carousels.
(d) Cotton candy.

13. What is the real name of the character who actively fulfills the role of Jill in the murders?
(a) Sara Nana.
(b) Sarah Johnson.
(c) Sarah Green.
(d) Sara Rosen.

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

15. Who has always been first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murders?
(a) The principal.
(b) The President.
(c) Cross.
(d) Jay Grayer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who investigates the Truth School killings?

3. Where is the little girl's body left after she is murdered in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the principal from the Truth School?

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

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