View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the police to search Sachs's house?

2. What does the injured killer first do when he realizes that Cross is still following them?

3. How does Cross describe what Sachs is doing with the FBI?

4. How many women does Casanova now have in his harem?

5. Who is in the cabin with the Gentleman Caller?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kate handle the situation when Casanova comes back for her in her own house?

2. Describe Kate's recovery at this point in the novel.

3. 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?

4. How does Cross describe the two killers?

5. What does Cross learn about Sachs and how does he learn this information?

6. Why does Rudolph go after Kate?

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

8. 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?

9. When Kate watches the suspect go into the hospital what conclusions does she come to about him being Casanova?

10. What does Cross find in the newspaper accounts of the Tierney/Hutchinson murders that makes him think he has information about Casanova?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Naomi and Kate. Compare them in regards to intelligence, character, perseverance, and strength.

Essay Topic 2

What causes Ruskin to change his opinion and attempt to work cooperatively with Cross? Why did Ruskin attempt to create misdirections?

Essay Topic 3

What role do you believe racism plays in this novel as a theme? Do you feel it is appropriately represented? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 621 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample