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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. Who is the third Jack and Jill victim?
2. What is Kevin Hawkins' legal job?
3. What is the name of the principal from the Truth School?
4. Whose trail does the President easily shake when he sneaks out of the White House?
5. In which section of town does the child murder take place in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?
2. What information does the investigator learn at his first White House task force meeting that is key to his investigation?
3. Who is the celebrity speaker at a function where Jack and Jill get their second victim? Could this speaker have been the second victim? Why or why not?
4. Which news media company receives a taped version of Jack and Jill's first murder? What is important about the tape?
5. 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?
6. Who foils a kidnapping attempt at an area mall, and what is ironic about the attempt?
7. What is the investigator's first impression of the President? How does his meeting with the President affect his investigation of the school killings?
8. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?
9. Why does the investigator work the Truth School murder case in his spare time? Who encourages him to do so?
10. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Jack and Jill. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?
Essay Topic 2
What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Relate the differences and similarities, specifically to Jack and Jill.
Essay Topic 3
What is a foil? Who is the foil of Jack and Jill? Discuss the character who provides the role of foil in this novel and discuss how he/she fulfills the role.
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