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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 is the first victim of Jack and Jill?
2. Who has a plan that seems to involve the President?
3. At what location does Kevin Hawkins meet his target when his character is first introduced in the book?
4. Which installment in Patterson's Alex Cross series is this book?
5. What injury is evident in the first murder victim at the school?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What does the main investigator in this book like about the school principal? How does she bridge the gap between rich and poor?
4. What is unusual about Kevin Hawkins' first attack in the story? How does it foreshadow events in the book?
5. What happens when investigators approach a man who is known as Chop-it-off-Charlie, and why does this seem to be an admission of guilt?
6. 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?
7. Why does the investigator work the Truth School murder case in his spare time? Who encourages him to do so?
8. Which news media company receives a taped version of Jack and Jill's first murder? What is important about the tape?
9. What actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?
10. Who foils a kidnapping attempt at an area mall, and what is ironic about the attempt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss family as a theme in the novel. Who demonstrates the importance of family? Who detests the role of family? What connection to the family theme do the Jack and Jill killings have?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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