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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 does Cross wonder about the two bi-coastal serial killers?

2. Why does Agent Craig call Cross?

3. What were the underground cellars called on the Underground Railroad?

4. Who is Casanova still obsessed with?

5. What does Cross believe is wrong with the scene at Kate's house that leads him to believe this was not a Casanova scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brazen act does Casanova do in Chapter 102 which allows him to marvel at his perfect mask that allows him to fit in anywhere?

2. What does the Gentleman Caller feel inside himself as he watches Juliette's husband leave for work?

3. When Cross finds Naomi what does she tell him and what does he realize about himself?

4. How does Cross describe what he saw with he sneaked up and observed Rudolph in the cabin and what does Rudolph do when he comes out of the cabin?

5. What are the basic points of the investigation according to Cross at this point in the novel?

6. How does Cross know that he has found the Jason Snyder farm and what can he see of the farm?

7. What does Cross do that he is a bit apprehensive about and how does he justify his actions?

8. What does Cross see as he examines Rudolph's apartment?

9. What plan does Casanova believe will allow him and Rudolph to beat Cross?

10. What does Craig tell Cross after they have uncovered the twenty-third victim in the mass grave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Casanova wears physical masks. Why do you believe he wears the masks? What figurative masks does Casanova wear as well? Do you believe he wears them well? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

For Cross this case was very personal. Do you believe policemen should be allowed to work on cases they have a personal connection to? Why or why not? Do you think Cross would have been just as effective and diligent had he not been personally involved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What clues are given within the novel about what created Rudolph's monstrous personality? In what way does his father directly relate to why he kills women?

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