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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 is the previously unheard rumor that Cross receives regarding the school killer?
(a) Each kid is killed by a different killer.
(b) An eyewitness saw a drug dealer kill the kid.
(c) A homeless man was seen in the area before the first killing.
(d) The principal is a suspect.

2. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?
(a) Cross loses a shoe.
(b) The department is planning to fire them.
(c) The real killer makes another attempt across town.
(d) A killer ransacks Cross' house.

3. Who helps keep Cross focused on the right priorities?
(a) His children.
(b) The principal.
(c) His preacher.
(d) His grandmother.

4. Where does Cross' son attend school?
(a) Georgetown.
(b) George Washington University.
(c) Arlington Public Schools.
(d) The Sojourner Truth School.

5. Who foils the kidnapping attempt that occurs in a public place?
(a) John.
(b) Jack.
(c) Parents.
(d) Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cross and Christine discuss after talking about the new lead he just got in Part 3 regarding the school killings?

2. Which case is Cross assigned to investigate solely?

3. Which case does Cross focus on during his typical work hours?

4. Who do Cross and his partner chase across a courtyard as they investigate the school killings?

5. Who is the third Jack and Jill victim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first Jack and Jill victim in this novel, and why is the first victim so important?

2. How do Jack and Jill attack their first victim, and why is this attack important?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?

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

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

10. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?

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