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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 gives Cross a tip about the school killer that he has never heard rumor of previously?
(a) A white homeless man.
(b) The principal.
(c) A young man he knows.
(d) A stranger.

2. In which section of town does the child murder take place in Chapter 1?
(a) In the business district.
(b) The poor section.
(c) The prostitute district.
(d) The ritzy section.

3. What is the President's name?
(a) Abraham Thomas.
(b) William J. Byrnes.
(c) Thomas Byrnes.
(d) George Byrnes.

4. How are the voices on the videotaped murder recorded?
(a) At false pitches.
(b) They used closed captioning.
(c) Muffled by a sock.
(d) With electronic altering.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who believes the death of the chased suspect in previous chapters closes the Truth School case?

3. Who is the second Truth School student that is killed?

4. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?

5. What is Cross' son's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the investigator certain he will be fired when he arrives on the scene of the second Jack and Jill murder? What does the incident show the reader about his relationship with his boss?

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

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

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

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

10. Why do Jack and Jill release the taped version of their first killing?

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