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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the little girl's killer say he hates in Chapter 1?
2. What is Cross' son's name?
3. Who gives Cross a tip about the school killer that he has never heard rumor of previously?
4. Who helps keep Cross focused on the right priorities?
5. What is the name of the neighborhood child molester, in local rumors?
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 is the investigator's first impression of the President? How does his meeting with the President affect his investigation of the school killings?
4. Why do Jack and Jill release the taped version of their first killing?
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. 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?
7. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?
8. What are the code names for the President and first lady? Is this a coincidence? Why or why not?
9. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?
10. What does the Truth School killer see that makes him angry with the major investigator in this book, and what does it tell the reader early in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss family as a theme in the novel. Who demonstrates the importance of family? Who detests the role of family? What connection to the family theme do the Jack and Jill killings have?
Essay Topic 2
Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in Jack and Jill? Could the conflict have been categorized as another type? If so, which and why? If not, defend your response.
Essay Topic 3
Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in Jack and Jill? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.
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