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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. Where does Alex take his children, Jannie and Damon, when he returns to America?

2. Why does Alex go to speak with Joe Cahill?

3. What is La Crim?

4. What happens ten minutes after the Wolf's deadline for the ransom payment?

5. Why does the Wolf jump off the roof of the building where he has tried to lose Alex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who lures Alex Cross out of his hotel room in London? For what purpose?

2. Who is driving a car that Alex believes belongs to the Wolf when it crashes over a cliff?

3. What is the real identity of the man Alex was told was the Wolf?

4. How much time does the Wolf give the leaders of the United States, England, and Germany before he will create another explosion?

5. Why does Alex visit Joe Cahill?

6. What is Alex Cross' experience with the French police?

7. What do bombs destroy is Paris?

8. What does the Wolf blow up at Scotland Yard?

9. How does the Wolf die in chapter 119?

10. What does Alex find when the home of Cahill's partner is searched?

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 John Sampson. The author introduces Sampson in only a few chapters. Why does the author bring Sampson into the narration? What role does Sampson play in Alex's life? How important is this relationship to Alex? Why does Alex tell Sampson things about the investigation that are not for public knowledge? Why does Alex do this? What does this say about Alex in general? What does this say about Alex's relationship to Sampson in detail?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Alex Jr. Who is Alex Jr.? How old is he? What impact has his birth had on Alex Cross?

Why does Alex Jr. not live with his father? What type of custody fight are Alex and Alex Jr.'s mother having? What impact does this custody battle have on Alex Cross? Why would Alex Jr.'s mother want to protect her child from his father? What has Alex Cross done to place his children in danger? Should Alex Cross get custody of his son?

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