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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 believes the death of the chased suspect in previous chapters closes the Truth School case?
2. How is Cross awakened at the beginning of Chapter 2?
3. Who is watching the President as he sneaks out of the White House to meet a lover?
4. What does the reader know in Chapter 1 about the mindset of the child killer?
5. Why is there concern when the President sneaks out of the White House?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why aren't the Truth School killings a priority for the law enforcement agency? What does this seem to say about the police department?
2. 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?
3. Why do Jack and Jill release the taped version of their first killing?
4. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?
5. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?
6. Is the first murder by the Truth School killer as calculated as the first Jack and Jill murder? Why or why not?
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. Who foils a kidnapping attempt at an area mall, and what is ironic about the attempt?
9. What role does the major detective in this novel play in the investigation of the Truth School killings, and what is unusual about his role?
10. Who is the first Jack and Jill victim in this novel, and why is the first victim so important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?
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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