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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. Where does the suspect chased by Cross and his partner try to go when cornered?
3. Who is watching the President as he sneaks out of the White House to meet a lover?
4. Which case is Cross instructed to focus on after the death of the chased suspect?
5. Who thinks the Truth School killer has some distinctive feature?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?
3. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?
4. What is the investigator's first impression of the President? How does his meeting with the President affect his investigation of the school killings?
5. Who assigns the major investigator in this book to the Jack and Jill case, and why?
6. How do Jack and Jill attack their first victim, and why is this attack important?
7. 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?
8. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?
9. Who is the second victim of the Truth School killer, and what does his death say about the killer?
10. What is important about the age and gender of the first Truth School victim?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference between tone and mood in works of literature? Discuss both tone and mood in Jack and Jill.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the life of the author. Who wrote this novel? What is his background? List his other published works and anything special about this book in relation to others the author may have written.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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