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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 does Alex learn was spotted in a New York City apartment?

2. What happened to the girl who accompanied the Weasel home?

3. Whose family does the Wolf consider killing while walking through the streets of Washington DC?

4. What happens to the caller when he joins an associate in a white van?

5. Why is Alex unhappy with the prescribed protocol in dealing with the Wolf and any possible attacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does the Wolf turn to for financial support of his terrorist plans?

3. Who else lives on the West Coast that Alex Cross hopes to see?

4. Who is the Weasel?

5. Why does Alex Cross place Elizabeth Cassady under surveillance?

6. What does the Wolf warn the law enforcement officials not to do?

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

8. Who does Alex Cross go to investigate at Gitmo?

9. Who does the Weasel take home with him on the night in which the novel opens?

10. What happens to a woman inside the building when the law enforcement agents raid the apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following settings of the novel in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:

1) Washington, D.C.

2) Paris

3) London

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alex Cross's relationships with the following women, discussing what they are, where they are going, and what impact they have on Alex's character:

1) Christine Johnson

2) Jamilla Hughes

3) Nana Mama

4) Kayla Coles

5) Sandy Greenburg.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Nana Mama. What kind of relationship does she have with Alex? Why does Alex rely on Nana Mama so much? Where is Alex's wife? Why are his two older children living in his home but his youngest is not? What impact does his family have Alex's ability to do his job? What would happen to Alex's home life if Nana Mama were not able to be there? In what way does Nana Mama act as a foundation rock for Alex? Has it always been this way? Explain.

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