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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 was the first murder victim at the school and left in plain view?
(a) Cross' son.
(b) Jack Johnson.
(c) Shanelle Green.
(d) John Sampson.

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

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

4. Who is Cross' physical conscience?
(a) His partner.
(b) Christine.
(c) Damen.
(d) Nana Mama.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends the videotaped murder to the media company?

2. Who is Kevin Hawkins' target when his character is first introduced?

3. What is Kevin Hawkins' illegal role in the book?

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

5. Where does the chase of a school killing suspect lead Cross and his partner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is the first murder by the Truth School killer as calculated as the first Jack and Jill murder? Why or why not?

3. What is unusual about Kevin Hawkins' first attack in the story? How does it foreshadow events in the book?

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

5. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?

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

7. Who is the second victim of the Truth School killer, and what does his death say about the killer?

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

9. What clue is intentionally left behind at the first Jack and Jill murder scene, and what role does it seem to play in the case?

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

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