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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. Who is the celebrity speaker at a party in which Jack and Jill plan to enact their second murder?
(a) Fergie.
(b) Princess Di.
(c) The Queen of England.
(d) Prince William.

2. How is the little girl's killer dressed when he murders her?
(a) Like a teacher.
(b) In a disguise.
(c) Like a police officer.
(d) Like the President.

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

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

5. Who arrives at Cross' house in Chapter 15?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jill.
(c) The Truth School killer.
(d) The chief and commissioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose murder is depicted on the videotape received by the media company?

2. Who was the first murder victim at the school and left in plain view?

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

4. If Jack and Jill's killing style has sexual undertones, what kind of killing style does the little girl's murderer exhibit?

5. Who thinks the Truth School killer has some distinctive feature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does the main investigator in this book like about the school principal? How does she bridge the gap between rich and poor?

4. What happens when investigators approach a man who is known as Chop-it-off-Charlie, and why does this seem to be an admission of guilt?

5. What information does the investigator learn at his first White House task force meeting that is key to his investigation?

6. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?

7. Why does the investigator work the Truth School murder case in his spare time? Who encourages him to do so?

8. What role does the major detective in this novel play in the investigation of the Truth School killings, and what is unusual about his role?

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

10. Who is the celebrity speaker at a function where Jack and Jill get their second victim? Could this speaker have been the second victim? Why or why not?

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