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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. To which group does Jack's old friend belong?

2. Why is the hit man forced to shoot sooner?

3. Who does the Truth School killer shoot first at the Johnson residence?

4. Who does the Truth School killer hold for ransom?

5. Which nearby school does an investigator visit to see if any teachers witnessed anything unusual around the time of the Truth School killings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Jack and Jill get another person to act as hit man in one of their murders?

2. Why is the general who is killed a threat to Jack?

3. Discuss why Hawkins is so confident at Madison Square Garden.

4. Why do investigators first assume that Hawkins missed his true target in the Kennedy Center?

5. Briefly discuss the marital problems between the Johnsons. Why are these problems important to this novel?

6. Discuss when the investigator realizes the plan and his reaction.

7. What does Jack's killing of the general and his son show about his character?

8. Why does the Secret Service continue moving the President through the tunnel against the investigator's advice?

9. Why does the President decide to honor all of his scheduled appearances? Is this vanity or valor, and why?

10. How do investigators of the Kennedy Center killing confirm that the hit man indeed killed the right target? Why was this victim targeted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Relate the differences and similarities, specifically to Jack and Jill.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motive of the Jack and Jill killers. How did their inside position help them in their mission to kill the President? What was there motive for killing him? Why did they murder others if their ultimate goal was the President?

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