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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Cross' son's name?
(a) Alex.
(b) John.
(c) Damon.
(d) Jack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where does the chase of a school killing suspect lead Cross and his partner?
(a) To a rooftop.
(b) To a park.
(c) To a deadend alley.
(d) Into a crowd.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?

2. Which police department employs Cross?

3. Who positively identifies the second student victim?

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

5. Which case is Cross assigned to investigate solely?

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