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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 Natalie Sheehan's job?
2. Who is the first victim of Jack and Jill?
3. Who is watching the President as he sneaks out of the White House to meet a lover?
4. What is Kevin Hawkins' illegal role in the book?
5. What weapon is used in the attack on the little girl in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?
3. Who watches the President sneak out of the White House, and why is it so dangerous?
4. 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?
5. What is the investigator's first impression of the President? How does his meeting with the President affect his investigation of the school killings?
6. What does the main investigator in this book like about the school principal? How does she bridge the gap between rich and poor?
7. Why aren't the Truth School killings a priority for the law enforcement agency? What does this seem to say about the police department?
8. 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?
9. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?
10. 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?
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 a motif in literature? After defining the term, select a motif from Jack and Jill and discuss it in detail.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motive of the Truth School killer. What role did his personal background play in his decision to kill? What role, if any, did his medication play in the murders?
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