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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What PMC does the Weasel work for?
(a) Junk Force International.
(b) Main Force International.
(c) Sudden Force International.
(d) Military Junk International.

2. What price does the caller ask for to make him go away, ending his reign of terror?
(a) 2 trillion, 150 billion dollars.
(b) 2 trillion, 100 billion pounds.
(c) 2 trillion, 100 million dollars.
(d) 2 trillion, 150 pounds.

3. What animal does the Weasel chase from his doorstep as the novel opens?
(a) Snake.
(b) Cockroach.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Dog.

4. Why has Alex Cross come to San Francisco?
(a) To visit Alex Jr.
(b) To visit Jamilla.
(c) To visit Jannie and Damon.
(d) To visit Nana Mama.

5. Who approaches Alex Cross with a message when he returns to the suspected al Qaeda apartment in New York City?
(a) The Weasel.
(b) The Wolf.
(c) A woman.
(d) A boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did a similar bombing to the Sunrise Valley bombing take place in which the citizens were not evacuated?

2. Who interrupts Alex's vacation in San Francisco?

3. What is an MP-5?

4. Who does Alex go to visit after spending the evening with his family in chapters 33-39?

5. Who is watching the activity in Frances and Dougie's hometown via video?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was killed by Nikki Williams? Who was the intended victim?

2. Who is at Alex's house when he returns home, causing him some discomfort?

3. What interrupts Alex Cross's vacation?

4. What does Alex learn the Weasel was attempting to sell the terrorists during his visit to the apartment?

5. What do the pictures retrieved by police over the hills of Sunrise Valley reveal about the crime scene?

6. What comes up missing from an Air Force base in New Mexico?

7. What are PMCs and what do they have to do with the investigation?

8. What does Alex dislike about the prescribed protocol to deal with the Wolf and the aftermath of any bombing?

9. Why is the young woman who brings the Weasel home killed? What does this foreshadow for the remainder of the novel?

10. Why is Dougie Puslowski killed during the evacuation of Sunrise Valley, Nevada?

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