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

2. Who initially saves Kevin Hawkins' first target?
(a) A witness.
(b) Another drug dealer.
(c) The police.
(d) Bodyguards.

3. At what public place does a foiled kidnapping attempt occur?
(a) At a school.
(b) In a pediatrician's office.
(c) In a mall.
(d) On a playground.

4. What is Kevin Hawkins' illegal role in the book?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Insurance fraud.
(c) Bomber.
(d) Blackmail.

5. Who makes arrangements for an investigation into the Truth School killings?
(a) The commissioner.
(b) Alex.
(c) The chief.
(d) The principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Natalie Sheehan killed?

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

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

4. How do Jack and Jill select their next victim?

5. What White House meeting does Cross attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the investigator's first impression of the President? How does his meeting with the President affect his investigation of the school killings?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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