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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 is the Secret Service's code name for the President's wife?
2. Who pushes the police chief against the wall at the crime scene where Natalie Sheehan was killed?
3. What happens while Cross and his partner are chasing their suspect on one side of town?
4. Who is the second Truth School student that is killed?
5. What is the real name of the character who actively fulfills the role of Jill in the murders?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?
3. 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?
4. What is the name of the federal agent who is always first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murder scenes? Why does the investigator immediately rule this agent out as a suspect?
5. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?
6. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?
7. How do Jack and Jill attack their first victim, and why is this attack important?
8. Who is the second victim of the Truth School killer, and what does his death say about the killer?
9. How does Chop-it-off-Charlie die, and what do police superiors decide due to his death?
10. What is unusual about Kevin Hawkins' first attack in the story? How does it foreshadow events in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss foreshadowing and its importance in writing mystery or suspense novels. Select three memorable instances of foreshadowing from this story and write about them in detail. Why did those five instances stay on your mind?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the tone of Jack and Jill. How does the author reveal the tone, and from whose point of view? Is the tone consistent throughout the book or does it seem to fluctuate? Include examples from the story with your discussion.
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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