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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 musical instrument does Alex Cross play?

2. Who does the Wolf order the Weasel to visit while he is in London?

3. Near what historic site do bombs detonate in Paris?

4. How much money does the Wolf want in ransom to stop the worldwide destruction he has planned?

5. Who calls Alex in his hotel in London and asks him to meet on the sidewalk outside the Stranger's Entrance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alex do once he returns home from Paris?

2. Why does Alex Cross fly to Paris? What does he find there?

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

4. What transaction noted in a Swiss bank account leads Alex to Nice?

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

6. What happens in Paris after the president pays the Wolf's ransom?

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

8. Why does Alex lead a raid on the Aglionby home?

9. Why is Alex Cross kidnapped? What is cuffed to his wrist when he is released?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tone of the novel. What is the tone when Alex Cross is the narrator, working on the case? Does the tone change when Alex goes home or when he is with Jamilla? Why? What affects the tone? What is the tone when the Wolf or one of his associates is the narrator? Is there a sense of danger during these sections of the novel? How is that explored in the tone?

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