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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 has always been first on the scene of the Jack and Jill murders?

2. Where does the chase of a school killing suspect lead Cross and his partner?

3. What is the President's name?

4. Who is the first victim of Jack and Jill?

5. What is the first murder victim at the school missing?

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 actually kills the victim in Kevin Hawkins' first attack? What does this foreshadow?

3. According to Jack and Jill, what is their motive? What is similar about the first two Jack and Jill victims?

4. What troubles the major investigator in this novel about the Truth School case?

5. What information does the investigator learn at his first White House task force meeting that is key to his investigation?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. Which law enforcement agency employs the major investigator in this novel? Is he well-liked by his supervisor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss foreshadowing and its importance in writing mystery or suspense novels. Select three memorable instances of foreshadowing from this story and write about them in detail. Why did those five instances stay on your mind?

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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