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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 President's name?

2. At what public place does a foiled kidnapping attempt occur?

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

4. What is Kevin Hawkins' legal job?

5. Who invites Cross to the White House?

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. Is the first murder by the Truth School killer as calculated as the first Jack and Jill murder? Why or why not?

3. Who is the second victim of the Truth School killer, and what does his death say about the killer?

4. 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?

5. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?

6. 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?

7. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?

8. Which news media company receives a taped version of Jack and Jill's first murder? What is important about the tape?

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. What is the first lead that investigators follow in the Truth School killings, and why does it seem like a good place to begin investigating?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Cross as the protagonist of this book. What is the definition of a protagonist? What characteristics does a protagonist usually have? Does Cross exemplify those qualities? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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