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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the first murder victim at the school missing?
(a) School clothes.
(b) A backpack.
(c) Lunch money.
(d) An arm.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury is evident in the first murder victim at the school?

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

3. What warning do police receive from the videotaped murder?

4. Who takes a day off to enjoy a luxury hotel while Cross is meeting with the White House group?

5. Where does the suspect chased by Cross and his partner try to go when cornered?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?

2. What is the name of the federal agent who is always first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murder scenes? Why does the investigator immediately rule this agent out as a suspect?

3. What are the code names for the President and first lady? Is this a coincidence? Why or why not?

4. What element is missing from the Jack and Jill murders that the investigator has seen in other serial killings? What leads the investigator to this conclusion?

5. Why aren't the Truth School killings a priority for the law enforcement agency? What does this seem to say about the police department?

6. Who is the major investigator in Jack and Jill? How is he important to Patterson's series?

7. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?

8. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?

9. How does Chop-it-off-Charlie die, and what do police superiors decide due to his death?

10. Who foils a kidnapping attempt at an area mall, and what is ironic about the attempt?

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